By vaccinating against Newcastle one avoids the great loss to death this disease causes. Signs include gasping, coughing, and drooping wings. Almost all birds die after two or three days.
The vaccination is for the whole flock and needs to be repeated every three months. The vaccination is done by placing one drop in the eye being careful not to touch the eye with the applicator. The vaccine can be bought under the name NEWCASTLE in a veterinary drug store. As the vaccine comes in powdered form it can be kept without refrigeration for one week, but once mixed with the liquid it should be used the same day.

When vaccinating, be careful not to place your hands near the face as the vaccine can infect human eyes. When finished with the vaccination, burn any remaining vaccine with the container and wash hands thoroughly.

The chicken coop should be strongly built so that night predators can not enter.One can build a chicken coop with boards from the trunk of palm trees, wooden poles and thatch material. A chicken coop of five meters is sufficient for 50 adult chickens.

The chicken coop should have a large room with perches. It should also have a small room with laying boxes and nests for setting eggs.

It is a good practice to fill the boxes and nests with chopped cornhusks. Change the litter often keeping the coop clean and dry. Nests for the natural incubation can be built-in under the laying boxes.
Mothers with small chicks sleep in the small room during the first few weeks.

Materials Needed
4 – 2” x 2” x 8’ (top/bottom rails) A
2 – 2” x 2” x 6’ (end rails) B
7 – 2” x 2” x 6’ (side rails) C
8 – 2” x 2” x 4’ (roost bars /braces) D
Chicken wire (1” mesh) 6 x 20’ roll
Exterior plywood 4 x 8’ x ½”
Nest boxes, closed end, corner braces
Corrugated materials:
2 – 6’ x 4,5 sheets need to cover roof
Water for up to 15 birds, Feeders