Your flock's day-by-day health plan
Enter the day your chicks arrived and your breed. We build the full vaccine, medication and feed schedule from Day 1 — with a 3-day warning before every vaccine so you can prepare, plus daily and weekly tasks.
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Flock age
Day 1
Week 1
Today's tasks
1
Plus daily routine care
Prep alerts
0
Vaccines within 3 days
Today at a glance — Day 1
Layers · Week 1 · 100 birds
Feed
Chick Mash
12 g/bird/day
1.2 kg today · ≈ 0.02 bag/day
Water
25 ml/bird/day
3 L for the flock today
Clean, fresh, all day
Temperature
32–34°C
Brooder heat
Week 1 — keep the brooder hot and draught-free.
Watch out for
- Check chicks are spread evenly under the brooder (not huddling or panting).
- Count and record any deaths (mortality).
- Watch for dull, isolated, or gasping birds — act early.
- Check droppings: blood, worms, or watery droppings need attention.
Do today
- Vitamins · Drinking water
Arrival: glucose + anti-stress vitamins
Give glucose/vitamin water (e.g. Vitalyte) for the first 3 days to reduce transport stress. Provide warm, clean water and brooding heat.
Full schedule — Layers
Day 1
Fri, 10 Jul 2026
● Today
Arrival: glucose + anti-stress vitamins
Give glucose/vitamin water (e.g. Vitalyte) for the first 3 days to reduce transport stress. Provide warm, clean water and brooding heat.
Day 4
Mon, 13 Jul 2026
In 3d
Antibiotic / gut protection (if advised)
Optional preventive gut treatment for 3 days as advised by your vet. Keep water clean and always available.
Day 7
Thu, 16 Jul 2026
In 6d
Newcastle + Infectious Bronchitis (Lasota/HB1)
First Newcastle + IB vaccine. Give one drop in the eye or nostril early in the morning. Add anti-stress vitamins the day before and after.
Day 14
Thu, 23 Jul 2026
In 13d
Gumboro (IBD) — first dose
Intermediate Gumboro vaccine in drinking water. Withdraw water 1–2 hours before so birds drink quickly.
Day 18
Mon, 27 Jul 2026
In 17d
Newcastle (Lasota) — booster
Second Newcastle dose in drinking water. Use cool, clean, non-chlorinated water.
Day 21
Thu, 30 Jul 2026
In 20d
Gumboro (IBD) — booster
Second Gumboro dose in drinking water to lock in immunity.
Day 28
Thu, 6 Aug 2026
In 27d
Fowl Pox
Wing-web vaccination against fowl pox. Check the wing web 5–7 days later for a small scab that confirms a good take.
Day 42
Thu, 20 Aug 2026
In 41d
Deworming — 1st round
Deworm the flock (piperazine/levamisole as advised). Repeat routinely every 6–8 weeks.
Day 56
Thu, 3 Sept 2026
In 55d
Newcastle (Komarov / killed)
Injectable Newcastle vaccine for longer-lasting immunity as the birds grow.
Day 63
Thu, 10 Sept 2026
In 62d
Fowl Typhoid (where recommended)
Fowl typhoid vaccine in areas where it is a risk. Confirm need with your vet or MOFA officer.
Day 84
Thu, 1 Oct 2026
In 83d
Deworming — 2nd round
Second routine deworming. Add vitamins after deworming to support recovery.
Day 112
Thu, 29 Oct 2026
In 111d
Newcastle + IB — pre-lay booster
Booster before point of lay to protect birds through the laying period.
Day 119
Thu, 5 Nov 2026
In 118d
Deworming + delousing
Deworm and treat for external parasites (lice/mites) before the birds come into lay.
Day 126
Thu, 12 Nov 2026
In 125d
Switch to Layer Mash
Change gradually from grower to layer mash around 18 weeks (or at 5% lay). Raise calcium for shell quality.
This is a standard Ghana program. Confirm timing and products with your vet or MOFA extension officer, as they vary with disease pressure in your area.
Every day
- Feed birds morning and evening; check feeders are not empty or wasted.
- Give clean, fresh water all day — wash drinkers before refilling.
- Walk through and observe: dull, isolated or gasping birds are early warning signs.
- Remove wet or caked litter and record any deaths (mortality).
- Check brooder/house temperature and ventilation — avoid draughts and heat stress.
Every week
- Weigh a sample of birds and compare to the target weight for their age.
- Wash and disinfect all drinkers and feeders thoroughly.
- Top up litter and turn it to keep it dry and reduce ammonia.
- Refresh the footbath/disinfectant at the entrance and limit visitors.
- Review the vaccine and deworming schedule for the coming week.
Keeping your vaccine potent
A vaccine that gets warm or is mixed wrongly will not protect your birds — even if you give it correctly. Follow the cold chain:
Keep cold: 2–8°C at all times
Store vaccines in a fridge at 2–8°C. Never freeze live vaccines — freezing kills them. Keep a thermometer in the fridge and check it daily.
Transport in a cool box
Carry vaccines from the shop in a cool box with ice packs (not loose ice touching the vial). Keep them out of direct sunlight and buy them last, just before heading home.
Use cool, clean, non-chlorinated water
For drinking-water vaccines, use cool clean water with no chlorine. Add 2 g of skimmed milk powder per litre 10 minutes before, to neutralise any chlorine that would kill the vaccine.
Mix only what you will use quickly
Reconstitute (mix) the vaccine only when ready. Use it within 1–2 hours. Keep the mixed vaccine in the shade or on ice while working.
Vaccinate early morning
Vaccinate before 8am when it is cool and birds are active. Withdraw water for 1–2 hours before drinking-water vaccination so the whole flock drinks the dose fast.
Check expiry and never reuse leftovers
Check the expiry date and vial before use. Discard any leftover mixed vaccine safely — never save it for the next day.
Vaccine water ratio (drinking-water vaccines)
Only for vaccines given in drinking water. Mix vaccine into cool, clean, non-chlorinated water. Add 2 g of skimmed milk powder per litre 10 minutes before to protect the vaccine. Withhold water 1–2 hours before so the whole flock drinks the dose within 1–2 hours.
| Age | Vaccine | Water / bird | Total water | Milk powder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 14Week 2 | Gumboro (IBD) — first dose | 14 ml | 1.4 L | 3 g |
| Day 18Week 3 | Newcastle (Lasota) — booster | 18 ml | 1.8 L | 4 g |
| Day 21Week 3 | Gumboro (IBD) — booster | 21 ml | 2.1 L | 4 g |
| Day 112Week 16 | Newcastle + IB — pre-lay booster | 40 ml | 4.0 L | 8 g |
Guide only — about 1 ml of water per bird for each day of age, so the flock drinks the full dose within 1–2 hours. Add 2 g skimmed milk powder per litre to protect the vaccine, and always use cool, non-chlorinated water.