Could they have mycoplasma? URGENT!!!!!!!!

redrooster99

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ok so It all started when I had some chicks that didn't hatch, I looked in the egg and they were dead but fully developed. So I started thinking, what could the cause be, and I remembered mycoplasma. They say mycoplasma can be transmitted from parents to embryos, and the embryos die about the 20 day mark. My stock have been around sick chickens, but as far as I know have never showed signs of having mycoplasma. I am planning on getting some new chickens, and I do not want to transmit diseases to them. I am willing to get rid of my existing birds, if they could have it. But If they do have it I figure I will have to disinfect the coop, and my coop has a dirt floor. So I would need to build a new coop. So my question basically are:
A) could the parent stock have mycoplasma?
B) what are other things the chicks, could have died from?
C) what do I do about the coop if they do have it? Build a new one or could I keep my existing coop.


Something to note, some of the chicks that died siblings hatched.

Thank you.
 
I think you are panicking needlessly about your chicks not hatching. There can be many reasons for chicks not to hatch after developing. Sometimes with your humidity being too high too early can cause the chicks to develop too quick and become too large, making the air space too small at the end. Sometimes the chicks can become "shrink wrapped" and sometimes they are just too weak to break out of the shell. I would suggest reading some info on common incubation problems. If you are concerned about your flock being positive for MG, you can contact your state vet about getting a few tested.
 
I agree, I believe I was over reacting, I have been reading up on mycoplasma. But I have had chickens with respiratory disease with the parent stock before, but I culled them.
But can answer this one question.

- If my chickens have come in contact with infected birds, but my chickens, didn't show symptoms, did they get it?
 
I agree, I believe I was over reacting, I have been reading up on mycoplasma. But I have had chickens with respiratory disease with the parent stock before, but I culled them.
But can answer this one question.

- If my chickens have come in contact with infected birds, but my chickens, didn't show symptoms, did they get it?

The incubation time for MG is 6 to 10 days. You wouldve noticed symptoms within or after that period of time.
 

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