christyrose12 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Please could some one explain to me about vaccinating my chickens. Is it just one jab that covers lots of illnesses and what illnesses can you protect them from? Do they just have one injection or are they yearly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Vaccinations are done as a course when the bird is very young, they are mainly sprayed on to batches of chicks although some can be given by syringe. this is done when the chicks is anywhere between an hour old and about 8 weeks old Most vaccinations cannot be given to grown chickens, there are one or two that could be added to drinking water of adult birds but I believe that this is a bit of a con and they are unlikely to be effective Well over 95% of pure breeds are not vaccinated and there are few problems overall If you have hybrids then chances are they were automatically vaccinated as youngsters and although there is debate about whether the vaccinations last they dont need re-doing as adults Hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
