Will I need to cull my flock?

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Question for everyone.......

I haven't had any deaths with this so far, but the last of my chickens have this virus now.

I was reading what kellyhubb sent me and Thank you for this information. http://www.poultrydvm.com/views/symptoms.php

I was reading what I was paired up with and I think a rodent may have infected my flock or wild birds. I have seen mice at night in the chickens run, back in the late fall. So even if I cull my flock, it still can come back with my new chicks because to the rodent. I'm not overrun with rodents. I live in the country and have wild birds and field mice all over.

What do I do now? If this virus so far hasn't caused any deaths do I cull still and take a chance on the new flock. Especially if rodents and wild birds could reinfect my new chicken.

Transmission
MG is transmitted vertically, from breeding birds to chicks through eggs, and horizontally from inhaling contaminated dust particles or droplets and consuming contaminated feed or water. Other animals such as rodents and wild birds serve as carriers of MG and are capable of transmitting the organism into the flock's environment. Humans are also able to transmit MG to their flocks, if they have been exposed to other birds or equipment contaminated with MG.
 
13 chickens culled
1 Guinea hen culled
1 Tom turkey culled
One Washed, bleached coop,
One Diatomaceous Earth run

7 chickens 5 hens 2 roosters
2 turkeys 1 hen 1 tom

Should I cull the rest? Have them outside the big coop and run.
they are in the little coop house I have for the baby chicks. I'm waiting to see if they get sick or should I cut my losses.
 
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So sorry to read about your infected flock. I would try to identify the disease or diseases affecting your flock by sending in one or two refrigerated bodies to your state vet or poultry lab for a necropsy. Back in post # 17, those pictures look like the yellow patches found in ILT, canker, and wet fowl pox. Just guessing, it may be ILT, a chronic contagious disease which could be a secondary infection of MG. MG only lasts in the environment for several days, so I would cull and wait at least a week or two to get new chicks. But ILT can last in the environment for months. You cannot bleach out a coop, but do routine cleaning of equipment, rake up droppings, and dispose of bedding. It would help to speak with your state vet, and find out ahead of time how to get a necropsy.
 
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I'm not sure if you have made a decision yet but I would assess the situation before doing anything
- how many birds would be culled
- how productive are those birds
- how old are those birds

I've had choices like this before and I regret not culling sick members.
Much luck, triple L farms
 
Eggcessive said:
So sorry to read about your infected flock. I would try to identify the disease or diseases affecting your flock by sending in one or two refrigerated bodies to your state vet or poultry lab for a necropsy. Back in post # 17, those pictures look like the yellow patches found in ILT, canker, and wet fowl pox. Just guessing, it may be ILT, a chronic contagious disease which could be a secondary infection of MG. MG only lasts in the environment for several days, so I would cull and wait at least a week or two to get new chicks. But ILT can last in the environment for months. You cannot bleach out a coop, but do routine cleaning of equipment, rake up droppings, and dispose of bedding. It would help to speak with your state vet, and find out ahead of time how to get a necropsy.
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We burned the chickens. I made this post after we finished with the depopulation. Why can't you bleach out a coop? We bleached top to bottom everything. Now I'm worried about the bleaching, because I was told to bleach everything.

Crazy thing is once we finished with everything. This week three of the five hens that were left started laying eggs. I was taking this as a positive sign. The last time I had eggs was October 26, 2017

 
Sorry about having to go through this. What I meant about not being able to bleach out a coop is that it is impossible to sterilize an area like that. I would just air it out for a few days, and make sure it gets completely dry. Did you get any testing or get a necropsy? Hopefully, the other hens will not get sick. Good luck with your remaining birds.
 
Eggcessive said:
Sorry about having to go through this. What I meant about not being able to bleach out a coop is that it is impossible to sterilize an area like that. I would just air it out for a few days, and make sure it gets completely dry. Did you get any testing or get a necropsy? Hopefully, the other hens will not get sick. Good luck with your remaining birds.
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Yes we Bleached out the coop from top to bottom and It's been airing it out since the we did it. All the windows are open, but the chickens aren't in it. I moved them to a smaller coop.

No on the necropsy testing. We culled and burned the bodies. But if it does happen again I will do that for sure.
 

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