I feel your frustration and I'm sad you have to go through this. I too have recently ordered a bird that turned out to be MS positive... plus I just hatched eggs from this Facebook Michigan NPIP breeder $$$.
Now, I not only have to cull the bird but potentially cull chicks too. What a horrible...
Recently purchased eggs and a pullet $$$ from a Facebook NPIP breeder. Pullet arrived congested and sneezing. After quarantine and observation I decided to have an avian vet come to the home to take a look. Vet confirmed symtoms and we agreed on running some labs. Labs results confirmed the...
I had the avian/farm vet over to the house. We did an eval and took samples for labs. Poor baby silkie. Waiting on results... hopefully nothing too serious because the eggs i purchased from the same breeder hatched yesterday. Hope the eggs are not compromised with anything transmissible.
I have not. Going to our farm/avian vet in town and getting her labs done to find out what we are dealing with; then informing the breeder. I will cull if need be. Such a sad sad situation to be in...
Same. Shipped a Facebook pullet $$ ... sick on arrival. Sneezing, crackle in chest and labored breathing. Somewhat active and very friendly. The bangs and feet feathers were trimmed on arrival which I thought odd. We gave her garlic water and scrambled eggs with thyme, oregano and basil. Perked...
Nutrena NatureWise 22% Protein Silkie & Ornamental Layer Poultry Feed
This is a new product and i have yet to try it since my silkies are not grown enough. Just thought I'd share :)