Layer chicken vaccination schedule in Ethiopia
Updated · DoroSync / Kennaa Tech
A common schedule for layers in Ethiopia is: Marek at day 1 (hatchery), Newcastle HB1 at day 7 (eye drop), Gumboro at day 14 and 28 (water), Newcastle Lasota at day 21 and week 10 (water), fowl pox at week 6 (wing web), fowl typhoid at week 8 (injection), and before lay an injectable Newcastle at week 16 and egg drop syndrome at week 17. In lay, give Newcastle Lasota every 2–3 months. Agree the final plan with your veterinarian.
The schedule by age
- Day 1 – Marek's disease, injection (usually at the hatchery)
- Day 7 – Newcastle HB1, eye drop
- Day 14 – Gumboro (IBD), drinking water
- Day 21 – Newcastle Lasota, drinking water
- Day 28 – Gumboro booster, drinking water
- Week 6 – Fowl pox, wing web
- Week 8 – Fowl typhoid, injection
- Week 10 – Newcastle Lasota booster, drinking water
- Week 16 – Newcastle injectable (before lay)
- Week 17 – Egg drop syndrome, injection
- In lay – Newcastle Lasota every 2–3 months
Why each matters
Newcastle disease and Gumboro kill whole flocks quickly and are common in Ethiopia. Fowl typhoid causes losses in growing and laying birds. Fowl pox lowers growth and lay. The pre-lay boosters protect the hen through the laying months, when a disease costs the most eggs.
Get the dates for your flock
Use the vaccination schedule tool: enter the hatch date and you get every date in the Ethiopian and Gregorian calendar, ready to print. In DoroSync the same program shows what is overdue and due this week for every flock.
These figures are a guide, not advice. Feed, prices and diseases differ from farm to farm: check with your veterinarian and use your own records.