Official BYC Poll: Are You Comfortable Injecting Vaccines or Medications Into Your Birds?

[casportpony]

Never ever have vaxxed my chooks...never will. They are absolutely fine and healthy - the way there were born to be. Dont need extra meds

Do you do your ponies vaccinations? Vets are so expensive that we do ours.

 

[Laura_BelgianBantams_63]

Do you do your ponies vaccinations? Vets are so expensive that we do ours.

No, we don't vaccinate any of our horses/ponies for hendra or anything. We tried it once on Leo and it resulted badly - he was sick for days, we thought he may pass away, but luckily he didn't. Now the first thing the vet asks when you ring them up and say your horse is colicking, they ask you if it was vaccinated for hendra recently.

 

[BDutch]

I never did, never needed to. I think it’s forbidden by law ( in my country, ) to give medication that needs to be injected without the proper education.

I know its forbidden to euthanise a sick chicken if I wanted to. I have to slaughter a chicken if it gets sick and can’t be cured, or I have to let her die, or I have to go the vet for a euthanisation.

Antibiotics are only available after a visit to a vet.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

I never did, never needed to. I think it’s forbidden by law ( in my country, ) to give medication that needs to be injected without the proper education.

I know its forbidden to euthanise a sick chicken if I wanted to. I have to slaughter a chicken if it gets sick and can’t be cured, or I have to let her die, or I have to go the vet for a euthanisation.

Antibiotics are only available after a visit to a vet.

Communism

 

[BDutch]

Communism

1. Health care protection needed against the expanding numbers of bacterial infections that have build up resistance for antibiotics .
2. Rules made for the agri-farms to minimise use of poisons + antibiotics to avoid residues in the food (eggs and meat).
3. We have several laws against animal cruelty. Some rules are made for agri-farms , animal transport and slaughterhouses, and are rather strange. Some don't seem to suit tiny farms and pet keepers who only have a few animals.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

1. Health care protection needed against the expanding numbers of bacterial infections that have build up resistance for antibiotics .
2. Rules made for the agri-farms to minimise use of poisons + antibiotics to avoid residues in the food (eggs and meat).
3. We have several laws against animal cruelty. Some rules are made for agri-farms , animal transport and slaughterhouses, and are rather strange. Some don't seem to suit tiny farms and pet keepers who only have a few animals.

Yup, but it is still a reduction of rights

 

[BDutch]

Yup, but it is still a reduction of rights

I’m glad farmers don’t have the right to abuse animals and expose animals to poisonous feed or medicines (for more profit). Imho this has nothing to do with rights.

 

[Dinogrrl]

I'm a vet tech and I've injected meds and vaccines into a lot of different sorts of critters, but surprisingly birds hasn't been one yet. I'd just need to read up on where/how to give it and I'd be fine .
I haven't done vaccines on my chickens before. Two came to me vaccinated, one was already an adult when I got her, and the rooster I originally intended to grow out for meat so I didn't give him any vaccines either. I probably won't vaccinate any future chicks unless I specifically hatch some to be layers. That won't be for years though, until my current flock starts to age out.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

I’m glad farmers don’t have the right to abuse animals and expose animals to poisonous feed or medicines (for more profit). Imho this has nothing to do with rights.

I don't want to derail this thread, if you are really intent on discussing this then you can pm me.

 

[Amtorres]

I just started vaccinating my hatchlings and it was nerve racking but so necessary to keep vehement healthy and give them a good start