Advice please - how long do I need to be chicken-less?

[big mami]

My three dear hens are very sick with a respiratory disease and antibiotics in their water didn't work. I have been advised to cull them all, spray everything down with bleach water, and then wait a month before getting any more hens. I never want to have to go through this again, so I really want to make sure any new hens don't catch the same sickness from my environment. I can't bleach my grass, can I? Someone else advised me to wait 6 months before getting new hens. I don't know what to do, and the whole situation is incredibly sad for me. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[highcountrychickens]

Oh Big Mami, I'm so sorry you are going through this. Have you gotten a true diagnosis for it? If it's Aspergillosis (oh dear, I'm sure that spelling is wrong) it's tough to get rid of - a number of other things aren't so bad - especially if its just some sort of mold that is a result of a damp spring - On the totally negative side, there are things that even bleach won't kill, and you simply need to build your coop and run in a different spot.

Knowing how to get rid of it sure becomes a lot easier if you know for sure what it is

Anyway, even a call to the vet might be worth your time -

good luck and please keep us posted!