Vaccination schedule for layers
Enter the day your chicks hatched and get a dated plan: Marek at day 1, Newcastle HB1 at day 7, Gumboro at 14 and 28 days, Newcastle Lasota at 21 days, fowl pox at 6 weeks, fowl typhoid at 8 weeks, and pre-lay boosters at 16–17 weeks — with Ethiopian and Gregorian dates.
Your schedule
| Age | Vaccine | How given | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | Marek's disease | Injection | Hidar 5, 2019Nov 14, 2026 |
| 7 day | Newcastle (HB1) | Eye drop | Hidar 11, 2019Nov 20, 2026 |
| 14 day | Gumboro (IBD) – first | Drinking water | Hidar 18, 2019Nov 27, 2026 |
| 21 day | Newcastle (Lasota) | Drinking water | Hidar 25, 2019Dec 4, 2026 |
| 28 day | Gumboro (IBD) – booster | Drinking water | Tahsas 2, 2019Dec 11, 2026 |
| 6 week | Fowl pox | Wing web | Tahsas 16, 2019Dec 25, 2026 |
| 8 week | Fowl typhoid | Injection | Tahsas 30, 2019Jan 8, 2027 |
| 10 week | Newcastle (Lasota) – booster | Drinking water | Tir 14, 2019Jan 22, 2027 |
| 16 week | Newcastle – injectable, before lay | Injection | Yekatit 26, 2019Mar 5, 2027 |
| 17 week | Egg drop syndrome (EDS) | Injection | Megabit 3, 2019Mar 12, 2027 |
During lay: Newcastle (Lasota) in water every 2–3 months, as your vet advises.
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.
Where this schedule comes from
It is a common schedule for commercial layers in Ethiopia. Most of these vaccines are made by the National Veterinary Institute (NVI) in Bishoftu. Your veterinarian may change ages or add vaccines for diseases in your area.
Giving vaccines well
- Keep vaccines cold and out of the sun until used
- For water vaccines, withhold water for 1–2 hours first and use clean water without chlorine
- Vaccinate healthy birds only, and record the batch and date
- In DoroSync, the schedule lists what is due each week and what is overdue
Questions and answers
- What is the vaccination schedule for layer chickens in Ethiopia?
- A common schedule is: Marek day 1, Newcastle HB1 day 7, Gumboro day 14, Newcastle Lasota day 21, Gumboro booster day 28, fowl pox week 6, fowl typhoid week 8, Newcastle Lasota week 10, injectable Newcastle week 16 and EDS week 17, then Newcastle every 2–3 months in lay. Confirm with your veterinarian.
- When is Newcastle vaccine given to chickens?
- HB1 at about day 7, Lasota at about day 21 and week 10, an injectable dose before lay at about 16 weeks, then Lasota every 2–3 months in lay.
- When is Gumboro vaccine given?
- Usually twice: around day 14 and again around day 28, in drinking water.
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