Yeah, I'm not planning on adding more chickens for quite some time. Eggcesive, I'll wait until they're all gone one way or another (we don't eat them), then start fresh. It's just a shame that it happened. And I am ticked off, too. Lesson learned not to take in new birds from someone else.
Update: the bad news first: my naked neck didn't make it. I'm still heart broken over it. The rest of the flock is doing well. The old girl even better than before. And now, I have to totally agree that it was the new rooster who infected my flock. I have my very strong reasons to believe that...
Thank you both LofMc and Eggcessive! Your information answered some of my concerns and the info you gave me is appreciated. Unfortunately, I hate to agree with the fact that it probably was the rooster that infected them. He's 15 weeks old, shows no symptoms, but is probably a carrier. I have no...
I have a flock of six older girls (the youngest is 3yrs, the oldest is 7yrs) that have come down with some type of respiratory illness. It was the 7yr old that started first with wheezing, gasping for air, gurgling noises, discharge from the nose (yellow). Then two more came down with the same...