The hardest part is that my favorite color project pullet is non symptomatic. But she was housed with others that were symptomatic. So I cannot in good conscious keep her, with the risk of recurring infection in a new flock 😔
Unfortunately with the heat stress last week, over half of my birds were suddenly symptomatic. Over 50 out of 100 birds. Comfirmed MG and MS through labs.
Yes. I bought a new rooster for my Easter egger flock. Kept him quarantined 30 days. No symptoms. Off with the ladies he went. And now we have mycoplasma. He was the only new addition.
Thank you for your input and the info 🫶
My flocks have mycoplasma.
We are moving by the end of the year.
I enjoy hatching eggs and selling chicks. Thankfully there were no sales over 6 weeks before I brought home the unknowingly infected bird. Even with a 30 day quarantine, we know MG/MS infected birds are carriers for life. No...
Ok, hear me out.
I am looking into the future. I would like to import some real English type Orpingtons. Bred to the UK standard. Looking for quality Black, Buff, and possibly spangled or mottled. But here’s where I’ve hit a roadblock…
Is anyone here working with Orpingtons in Europe or UK?
I...
Thank you!! I appreciate the explanation.
I am talking Orpingtons. Im just getting started with chicks this year but have lots of plans.
If I wanted to introduce a different line for them for diversity, would it be safest to cross back to buff birds with the blue buff then clean up blue buff...
Baby Orps!
We have:
7 black mottled
5 silver laced
5 lavender mottled
4 porcelain
1 blue
4 blue buff Colombian (about a month now, out with a brooding hen!)
More blue buff in the incubator, along with chocolate mottled wheaten, Isabel/crele, chocolate birchen… oh and more Isabel/crele.
Now if...