Do you think its possible to start a breeding program, with say 7-10 breeds, breeding GOOD quality birds at GOOD prices. I know hatcheries just mass produce, and are mass produced at low quality. Then there are breeders who focus on a handful of breeds and devote themselves to breeding to sop...
I would just like to have a nice healthy backyard flock. My bacteria test came in and it says likely avibacterium spp.. When I look that up it can literally be any species of avibacterium. Wth man, I feel like UC David should make this easier.
Yes a mystery indeed, they are all fine now, but...
Okay so I isolated him and then EVERYONE was sneezing and/or coughing. I started them on Tetracycline and then took the worst one in for a necropsy at UC Davis. It tested negative for IB, MG, and MS. They said it is most likely bacterial and the bacterial test are still pending. They all started...
I have a rooster with bubbles in one of his eyes, from what I reat it sounds like MG or MS. I am devasted. I own over 100 birds. Plus I have around 4 some odd chicks. Will I have to cull every single one? Are bubbly eyes 100% MG/MS?