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Quote: Also by over medicating your causing havoc on your birds kidneys.

Quote: I run small number of birds in a small pen. I have 20 pens all separated. IF ever one gets sick, rest assured the others in that pen have been exposed, and thus IF not sick have better resistance. Like someone said, how well you take care of your birds is, in my opinion, directly...

Quote: IF we all raised birds like you Don, this would be a very short thread. Nice to hear some here are doing it the way it has been done for decades if not centuries.

Quote: Lildinkem, do you have the Purdue address for this testing? Thanks. Forgot to mention this program is set up by the Indiana Poultry Asscoiation. Far as I know there is only one test for MG using eggs. T-12. Here is the guy incharge of T-12 program that tests for MG. Hope you all...

Quote: Now that I have good breeding stock, I raise anywhere from 40 to 70 of each variety of Orps. And that is only cause I only use the best type. IF I beed everything that laid an egg I could easily double those numbers, Many Top Exhibition breeders will hatch out hundreds. I know the...

Many birds can test positive for MG BUT may never show symptoms. And to transmit the disease can only be done by a symptomatic bird or thru the egg. There you can have a bird as a carrier, he/she may never get sick. You still have a bird with MG and you can still infect your flock thru...

NYREDS I really was thinking you as Old School cause you did not say Tylan to be the answer to all trouble. To me, your medicine cabinet is OLD SCHOOL. I use a sledge hammer. I prooly can't see as well as most and I don't miss. lol

I feel over medicating in all areas of life has gotten to the point of rediculous. The other week my friend went to the doctor for a routine check up and she has been feeling a bit under the weather, a cold. And the Doc was quick to prescribe Antibiotics. Many, once the feel better, get rid...

Quote: I read you can dose for Mareks for up to one week oles. Does that sound right?

I've been told to vaccinate for Coryza

Quote: Well not exactly...You would never intentionally expose them to anything...You simply cull the weaker birds that seem to be more susceptable to say coccidiosis or high worm loads and use your healthier, seemingly more resistant birds, as your foundation for a breeding program...

Quote: I love to hear that others here on BYC that follow the old school type rememedies. I like to think using different lines within a breed strengthens my birds from the everyday horrible diseases that plague the line breeders. My worst experience was from hatchery stock that had been...