A Video Message From Me - Culling Complete - Update on Post #1

[chickn]

i am not in any way saying what pc did was wrong he did what is right for him, however its treatable. the flock would always be carriers and you would then need to close your flock, meaning no birds in and no birds out. that would have been my choice. i would have closed my flock.

its best to give both sides of an issue so people can make choices for themselves knowing all the facts dont you think?

 

[PurpleChicken]

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I completely agree. If I wasn't around many other flocks I would
not have culled. Everyone's situation is different and people should
know they do have choices. JoeOxfordCT's flock was infected by birds
I gave him and he is keeping them since he has no other flock exposure
and his birds are healthy.

Thanks for having the courage to bring this up when it may have been
an unpopular post. The goal here is to educate and increase awareness.
People need to know an MG diagnosis does not need to be a death sentence.

 

[chickn]

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I completely agree. If I wasn't around many other flocks I would
not have culled. Everyone's situation is different and people should
know they do have choices. JoeOxfordCT's flock was infected by birds
I gave him and he is keeping them since he has no other flock exposure
and his birds are healthy.

Thanks for having the courage to bring this up when it may have been
an unpopular post.

LOL i was sitting here biting my nails, and i wrote it 2 times before i hit send. how did you know!!

 

[PurpleChicken]

 

[WalkingWolf]

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After reading this and other threads I researched and you can vaccinate your flock if they are clean. Or you can isolate new birds and vaccinate them before introducing them to the flock. I believe the vaccine was $90 for a 1000ds, shame it doesn't come smaller. It has to be injected though, this bothers me I have injected my dogs but there just is not much there on a chicken to go poking around with a needle. Also if the chickens come into contact with the dead virus they may become immune without it the virus is not very capable outside the host. As much as I like letting my birds free range they may all end up in tractors, a few to each one. This would limit the contact and the contact area.

 

[vnploveschickens]

Hi PC, I want to thank you for your courage to make the videos. I cried watching them and will be making my husband watch them too. I do the best I can with bio-security, but so far can only make my husband do a part of it. Maybe your hard lessons will help him to understand the huge importance.
Thank you. Take care of yourself too. I've always read your posts with great interest.

Val

 

[mountaintopchicken]

After reading this and other threads I researched and you can vaccinate your flock if they are clean. Or you can isolate new birds and vaccinate them before introducing them to the flock. I believe the vaccine was $90 for a 1000ds, shame it doesn't come smaller.

I'm not an expert, but I've been worried about MG for a while (in terms of how to protect my flock from it) and have been trying to wrap my head around infection, vaccination, contaminated flocks etc...

I believe the vaccine just makes it so that the symptoms of MG are less pronounced, but the birds can still get it and still be carriers. Maybe someone else knows more...​

 

[WalkingWolf]

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I'm not an expert, but I've been worried about MG for a while (in terms of how to protect my flock from it) and have been trying to wrap my head around infection, vaccination, contaminated flocks etc...

I believe the vaccine just makes it so that the symptoms of MG are less pronounced, but the birds can still get it and still be carriers. Maybe someone else knows more...

I googled chicken MG vaccine, some poultry houses use it to keep from losing production. My understanding from the website that a chicken that is injected with the dead virus is immune. Meaning they don't get it. So far they have actually done these experiments with animals and HIV and found that animals injected with dead HIV are immune. I am not going to volunteer for that project though. I did not read if the immunity is permanent or not, as rabbis for dogs is not. When injected with a dead TB virus a person does not become a carrier, but would if infected by the live virus.

 

[PurpleChicken]

I'm no expert either but MG is a bacteria, not a virus. I'm not sure
how a vaccine would work.

 

[fourfeathers]

Thank you PC for posting this. I am glad the members have kept it a good and informative discussion, especially with the two decisions that might have been made (to cull or not to cull). I am sure your heart hurts, but if we learn something from this.....
I know that I will practice more diligent Biosecurity and make decisions differently when people visit my farm. Thank you for the wake up call.