buy, ship, use marek's vaccine?

[Kim_NC]

Anyone ordered marek's vaccine and had it shipped?

jefferslivestock.com has the vaccine for $9.95 with Sterile Diluent. They say it's shipped with ice packs. They also offer an optional insulated container for $3.00.

It has to be kept cold then? Someone fill me in or share your experience with mail ordering Marek's vaccine.

Also - what size needle & syringe do you prefer?

 

[Ryu]

I order Marek's from Jeffers.

I get the extra insulated container. The insulated bag is nice for cooler weather, but with it getting warmer ( and I don't want to pay for overnight delivery) I'd get the styrofoam. I also pay for an extra ice pack. I store the virus vial in the refrigerator and the sterile diluent at room temp.

It says on the instructions that you can use 20-22 gauge needles to vaccinate. My experience is that is too large. I use 18-20 gauge needles to make the stock but vaccinate with 25 gauge needles.

I buy tuberculin needles (1 cc syringe and a 25 gauge needle), pull up a full 1cc and innoculate 5 chicks with it and throw it away. I also use alcohol prep pads to moisten the chick down and disinfect the injection site.

It's not hard at all. I get help holding the chick, so I just have to concentrate on the vaccination.

Good luck!

 

[Marion]

Do you mean that you use 1cc per chick or use 1/5 of a cc per chick Ryu?

 

[Ryu]

1/5 cc or 0.2ml per chick.

I draw up 1cc of vaccine in the syringe, and that's enough to do 5 chicks (1cc=1ml).

 

[Zgoatlady]

So can you only do one day old chicks? I just have 3 week old BC and would love to get them done. But cant now?
Thanks
Cheri:/

 

[Smoky73]

Yes you can as long as the chicks are not exposed to older birds prior to vaccination. I brood in the house and vaccinate up to a month old, but the chicks have no contact with the older birds outside. Check out my website and I have a tutorial on how I do the Mareks vaccination. I use the same needle for all the chicks I do in one shot. I have about 30 to do here before too long and I use the same needle for all then throw it out.

 

[Mahonri]

I vaccinated mine for Mareks with a 30 gauge. (I have an "in" with syringes

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[Kim_NC]

Quote:
Smoky, would you leave a link to the page with your tutorial. I actually saw that mentioned in another of your posts yesterday - but then I couldn't find the page. (I did enjoy my visit though.

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Thanks everyone for your replies & help.

 

[Kim_NC]

Oh, I forgot this ?.....

Don't you have to keep them separated then for something like 10 days?

 

[Smoky73]

The link to my page with the vaccination info is here
http://www.silverpulletpoultry.net/howiraisechickens.htm
and its written into the BROODER section.

I do not keep them separated after being done but then again all my birds have been vaccinated.