Does anyone here NOT vaccinate for fowl pox?

[anderson8505]

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Thank you for taking the time to write this very informative post. I live in Central West Florida, so we definately have mosquitoes! I have had 5 of 18 come down with dry pox, and it did hit some worse than others. The Seramas seemed really sluggish with it and for a time I thought it would kill them even though it didn't look that bad. I am going to call the feed store tomorrow and see if they are carrying what I need to vaccinate the new chicks I have!!! (they are inside, thankfully, less likely to have been exposed.) Really, thanks so much for this information! I thought pox came from other birds, coming from mosquitoes is even worse!

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

no problem.

They can get it from each other too, IF they peck at the sores of an infected bird. But pen to pen infection is by mosquitoes, and where the original bird got it.

Most feed stores wont have it. If yours doesnt go to
www.jeffers.com

They have all of them.

Yep, what you had is what the pox does to them. With dry pox, what you have to watch is nasal passage swelling. Just on the comb and wattles usually just makes them look hideous for a few weeks, but if it gets on the beak bad it can swell their nose shut and suffocate them. That's what is bad about wet pox, it internal and swells the respiratory system shut.

Hope that helps a bit

 

[onthespot]

http://www.jefferslivestock.com/category.asp?camid=LIV&c=3501&c2c=ln

 

[Dorthia]

Hi I want to hatch chicks so naturally I would like to know how to administer the fowl pox vaccine. would you know if it is safe to give in conjunction with the meraks vaccine ? On the same day when they are a day old. Any other vaccines I should consider.

 

[jak2002003]

I never vaccinate for anything... I would never go it for fowl pox.

The wet pox is quite rare.. usually its the dry one... and that does not make the birds feel ill and the scabs are not irritating to them.

Once they get over it they are immune to that strain of the fowl pox... which is the strain local to you area usually.. so you won't have to worry about them getting it again.

My chickens are breeding all the time.. and most of the young get the fowl pox when they are nearly mature.... 95 percent just get black scabs on their combs and then recover. Only one time in 10 years did I loose some birds.. It was only 3 young roosters.. which got it really bad so it covered their eyes.. but I suspect that it was a combination of dry and wet pox that time. I have bred 100s of birds and they were the only 3 I ever lost to the pox.

I keep my garden, animals and myself as organic and natural as I can.

 

[Poop Cleaner]

I vaccinate for Mareks dz but not pox.

 

[Sutremaine]

The place I got my birds from doesn't vaccinate his hatches, though the hybrids come in vaccinated. The farm's about five miles away, so the local strains there and the local strains in the back garden shouldn't be too different.

The mosquito isn't a big pest in the UK, especially if you take care of any standing water.

 

[Abdul Rehman]

hi there i also need help .... i have 1 hen and his two chicks (Aseels) ,i never vaccinate them for any disease, hen age is almost 1.5 year or chicks age 3 months

i am worry about them , can i vaccinate them now ? for new castle disease or other dengerous diseases ?  pls help me

 

[miraloma]

I keep reading that you have to vaccinate all birds at same time. I have about 50 or 60 free range chickens. Couple times a year, some of the juveniles will break with fowl pox and most die. Can I vaccinate each group of young ones as they start roaming with mom? I am guessing my adults are all immune since I never see any older than 4 months break with it. I have nowhere to confine any birds and would never be able to catch more than a couple at a time.

 

[frick01]

I am a little confused about this. I started seeing black spots on legs which advanced to crest. Called vet who recommended a tetracycline product which is a powder you dilute in water. Seven days. Not to eat eggs? Would it go away with nothing? People here talk of it getting worse. And I am so clean. Clean chicken areas every day. Also very contagious so must contact neighbor with lots of chickens.

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