Post by Predator on Jan 28, 2004 14:42:36 GMT -5
MAREK`S DISEASE
Other wise know as range paralysis is caused by a virus there is no cure .it is none to be a herpes virus but there is also 6 other viruses that cause marek`s disease .. causing weight loss, the bird will lay on its side will have a nervous twitch prior to death. the virus is from turkeys but they do not get the virus they just harbor it. so when you are vaccinating your are injecting the turkey virus into the chicken but it is not a infectious virus because the turkey blocks the virus from entering the cells of the chicken. you got to make sure that you get the turkey vaccine in the chickens system before the marek`s virus does. if you vaccinate when chicks are are older and the marek`s virus is already in them the vaccine will do no good and the chicken will come down with the disease. that is why it is recommended that you vaccinate at one day old...most chickens will not show any symptoms until they are 6 or 9 months old. the vaccine comes in two vials one is a powder and the other liquid mix the two together with a syringe and needle give your chicks a shot under the skin 1/4 cc. the injection is for under the skin back or neck, breast or leg just lift up the skin and put the needle beneath it... remember that the vaccine has to be kept in there refrigerator ...if you don't need all the vaccine just mix up 1/4 of the powder and 1/4 of the liquid put the unmixed back in the refrigerator. once mixed it will last up to 2 hours.
Other wise know as range paralysis is caused by a virus there is no cure .it is none to be a herpes virus but there is also 6 other viruses that cause marek`s disease .. causing weight loss, the bird will lay on its side will have a nervous twitch prior to death. the virus is from turkeys but they do not get the virus they just harbor it. so when you are vaccinating your are injecting the turkey virus into the chicken but it is not a infectious virus because the turkey blocks the virus from entering the cells of the chicken. you got to make sure that you get the turkey vaccine in the chickens system before the marek`s virus does. if you vaccinate when chicks are are older and the marek`s virus is already in them the vaccine will do no good and the chicken will come down with the disease. that is why it is recommended that you vaccinate at one day old...most chickens will not show any symptoms until they are 6 or 9 months old. the vaccine comes in two vials one is a powder and the other liquid mix the two together with a syringe and needle give your chicks a shot under the skin 1/4 cc. the injection is for under the skin back or neck, breast or leg just lift up the skin and put the needle beneath it... remember that the vaccine has to be kept in there refrigerator ...if you don't need all the vaccine just mix up 1/4 of the powder and 1/4 of the liquid put the unmixed back in the refrigerator. once mixed it will last up to 2 hours.