Hi all,
I have been vaccinating all my chicks for Mareks Disease weekly this year, and discovered something really helpful in doing so online.
Before you give the injection, pinch the chick's head on the outside of your fingers to sheild their eyes, and using a pump-spray, put one pump of cleaning alcohol onto the back of the neck. This works incredibly well for allowing you to see what you are doing when you place the needle. It parts the down really fast and well, cleans the area, and dries off very fast once the chicks are out in the brooder.
The important thing is to make sure you DO NOT get it in their eyes. It can lead to blindness and is very painful, but it sure makes life easier to vaccinate.
Clayton
I have been vaccinating all my chicks for Mareks Disease weekly this year, and discovered something really helpful in doing so online.
Before you give the injection, pinch the chick's head on the outside of your fingers to sheild their eyes, and using a pump-spray, put one pump of cleaning alcohol onto the back of the neck. This works incredibly well for allowing you to see what you are doing when you place the needle. It parts the down really fast and well, cleans the area, and dries off very fast once the chicks are out in the brooder.
The important thing is to make sure you DO NOT get it in their eyes. It can lead to blindness and is very painful, but it sure makes life easier to vaccinate.
Clayton