Should I vaccinate my chicks for fowl pox?

[Fluffy Lambs]

Hi I think I should since they seem to get it a lot so before I let my littlest ones out I want to give them a vaccine for it .. but I couldn't find much info so is there a vaccine for chicks under 2 weeks?


Thanks

 

[Eggcessive]

Where do you live? I think most vaccines are for chickens 8 weeks and older. I don’t vaccinate for that, but it is not prevalent in my area. In the southern US, TX, FL, LA, or tropical areas, they have it pretty bad. Birds who have had chicken fowl pox are immune to it later, but not chicks, and they get it worse.

It comes in a vial of 1000 doses, and you have to purchase ice packs and a cooler from the seller, plus 2 day shipping, to guarantee staying cold, which raises the cost. Here is a good place to buy from:
https://www.jefferspet.com/products...MIiZf3nb_X9AIV7WxvBB3omgTEEAQYAiABEgINBfD_BwE

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

Where do you live? I think most vaccines are for chickens 8 weeks and older. I don’t vaccinate for that, but it is not prevalent in my area. In the southern US, TX, FL, LA, or tropical areas, they have it pretty bad. Birds who have had chicken fowl pox are immune to it later, but not chicks, and they get it worse.

It comes in a vial of 1000 doses, and you have to purchase ice packs and a cooler from the seller, plus 2 day shipping, to guarantee staying cold, which raises the cost. Here is a good place to buy from:
https://www.jefferspet.com/products...MIiZf3nb_X9AIV7WxvBB3omgTEEAQYAiABEgINBfD_BwE

Thanks, I live in Florida

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

Where do you live? I think most vaccines are for chickens 8 weeks and older. I don’t vaccinate for that, but it is not prevalent in my area. In the southern US, TX, FL, LA, or tropical areas, they have it pretty bad. Birds who have had chicken fowl pox are immune to it later, but not chicks, and they get it worse.

It comes in a vial of 1000 doses, and you have to purchase ice packs and a cooler from the seller, plus 2 day shipping, to guarantee staying cold, which raises the cost. Here is a good place to buy from:
https://www.jefferspet.com/products...MIiZf3nb_X9AIV7WxvBB3omgTEEAQYAiABEgINBfD_BwE

I'm worried they will get it before 8 weeks though

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is an article about vaccinating day old chicks, but I can’t find any vaccines for sell that say that:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2173536/
You might check with the manufacturer.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

So I was under the impression that once the chicks had it and it fell off other chicks could eat the scab and get it, but someone told me it doesn't work like that?

 

[Eggcessive]

The way it can spread other than by mosquitoes is the scabs remain infectious when dropped off in the dirt, and they can become powdery and aerolized and inhaled or breathed in.