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Fowl pox Fine feed and Fairy eggs

Q Hi, we have a chicken who we believe has fowl pox and I was wondering if anyone has any advice for treating her and also if anyone knows of anywhere, we can get our other chooks vaccinated.

A Fowl pox is a virus which you can vaccinate against. It is generally administered to chicks when they are a day old along with the Marek’s vaccine. It can be also be given to chickens around 12-15 weeks of age.

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