A sick chicken died, how long should I wait before introducing new chickens to the flock?

[aart]

I'm sending it in today so i should hear back about it in a few days.

So they diagnosed before testing sample. Hmmmm.....will be interested in seeing what the results are.

Did you start the Corid before collecting the stool samples? If so, it may mask any cocci rendering the test moot.

I was wondering that too.

@Nickey1994 Best let the lab know... and also about the Sulmet.

 

[Nickey1994]

Did you start the Corid before collecting the stool samples? If so, it may mask any cocci rendering the test moot. It doesn't hurt to test for cocci, but you need to collect and send it in before starting Corid. But the Corid treatment can't hurt either way.

Importing adult chickens into a flock is a risky business. Viruses can be carried by seemingly healthy birds, and some viruses survive for years in the environment despite disinfecting attempts. The only way to detect these viruses is by having a necropsy done on a dead bird.

I haven't started the corid I am waiting for it in the mail. I understand how important a necropsy is but the vets around me were asking $700 or more to preform it.

 

[aart]

I haven't started the corid I am waiting for it in the mail. I understand how important a necropsy is but the vets around me were asking $700 or more to preform it.

Good Move!<thumbsup>

Cost varies wildy for necrospy, but that sounds like a 'highball I don't want to do that' quote. Might be less at state lab, pays saves to check around for future need, some state and university labs do them for free.

Fecal may tell the tale...or not.
Where is it being done?

 

[Nickey1994]

Good Move!<thumbsup>

Cost varies wildy for necrospy, but that sounds like a 'highball I don't want to do that' quote. Might be less at state lab, pays saves to check around for future need, some state and university labs do them for free.

Fecal may tell the tale...or not.
Where is it being done?

Cornell University, their duck research lab will be preforming the tests.

 

[TalkALittle]

Did the bird come to you sick or get sick after arriving? If the latter, it's entirely possible that YOUR birds are carriers of something and the new bird just didn't have immunity to it. If that's the case, regardless of how long you wait there will always be a chance that new birds will catch whatever it is.

 

[aart]

Cornell University, their duck research lab will be preforming the tests.

Will they do a necropsy?