sundal76
Chirping
- Aug 15, 2018
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Can someone talk to me about fowl cholera?
I had one rooster die suddenly, it was captured on my security camera. Looked like a heart attack. 5 days later I found his buddy who was also a rooster, dead. This was out of view of the camera. There is one rooster left in the group still alive and seemingly well. They live with 8 ducks but have interaction in my barn with other ducks, turkeys, chickens and one more rooster as well as two goats and two horses. The rest of the flock seems to all be healthy with no known issues. Three of the ducks are special needs (leg issues) and one hen is currently battling an impacted crop for the second time in 8 months. I do also have 11 guinea hens that live totally separate from these birds on a separate piece of property but they do venture over to the property these birds are on during the warmer weather.
I work at an animal clinic that treats chickens and my doctor thought coronary disease/heart attacks due to size/age and the video. We sent the 2nd rooster out to the LIU lab for a necropsy.
Results came back - acute bacterial sepsis, HIGHLY SUGGESTIVE of acute/peracute infection with Pasteurella multocida aka fowl cholera.
Of course, now I am freaking out about the rest of my flock and future flocks. I am working closely with my doctor, of course. But looking for first hand experience with this? Any help/suggestions/advice is greatly appreciated!!!!
I had one rooster die suddenly, it was captured on my security camera. Looked like a heart attack. 5 days later I found his buddy who was also a rooster, dead. This was out of view of the camera. There is one rooster left in the group still alive and seemingly well. They live with 8 ducks but have interaction in my barn with other ducks, turkeys, chickens and one more rooster as well as two goats and two horses. The rest of the flock seems to all be healthy with no known issues. Three of the ducks are special needs (leg issues) and one hen is currently battling an impacted crop for the second time in 8 months. I do also have 11 guinea hens that live totally separate from these birds on a separate piece of property but they do venture over to the property these birds are on during the warmer weather.
I work at an animal clinic that treats chickens and my doctor thought coronary disease/heart attacks due to size/age and the video. We sent the 2nd rooster out to the LIU lab for a necropsy.
Results came back - acute bacterial sepsis, HIGHLY SUGGESTIVE of acute/peracute infection with Pasteurella multocida aka fowl cholera.
Of course, now I am freaking out about the rest of my flock and future flocks. I am working closely with my doctor, of course. But looking for first hand experience with this? Any help/suggestions/advice is greatly appreciated!!!!
