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Quote: Whatever you read about disinfecting the coop and starting over can't possibly be true. Myco, which causes CRD, can only live outside of the host (the chickens) for 3 days. There are specifics for how long it can live on different materials and in different conditions which can be found...

Quote: Sneezing can be environmental sometimes, caused by pollen, smoke, dust, ammonia (in the coop,) lawn chemicals etc... My Red Star got a feed crumble stuck way up in her nostril once, all she did was sneeze for about 4 days in quarantine. The granule worked its way up to just under her...

Thanks to everyone who's posted here so far, this has been THE best post I've seen yet here on the realities of starting out and the dangers of Craigslist chickens. We too knew nothing about chickens in our enthusiasm to begin a flock when we got our first three off Craigslist - the worms...