All my babies are dying!

[teaton]

Me too!

 

[rlhagan56]

I am so sorry this happened to you! Two years ago last August I went through the same thing! I had had laying chickens for eggs and fun for years in two states. I had never dealt with pests or illness thank goodness, mainly because I use completely covered runs and don't free range because I never wanted to deal with lice or mites. I think I was just lucky all those years.

So my hubby and I took a trip to Winnemucca, Nevada to get out of the thick smoke of western state fires, and I wanted to get Silkies again from this fantastic sounding poultry farm. I was horrified by what we saw. It was hot and hundreds of all ages and types of fowl ran loose everywhere, in filth, only rank, smelly water available. Most were thin and weak, and lots of dead birds around in the filth. I grabbed 3 young Silkies and she let me take them for free, I just wanted to get them home and give them the care they deserved. Needless to say, I now regret that rescue knowing now what I do about MS and MG. I got the Silkies healthy being ignorant of the long term consequences.

I now sit here after losing my entire flock full of grief. I tried the Denegard and Oxine route. Deep down after research on here I realized why my hens weren't laying and other problems, so we just culled everything and started disinfecting. I lost hundreds of dollars in beautiful birds. I got sick (probably the stress and depression involved in culling my babies) so while recovering I am trying to find all information I can to completely sanitize everything and maybe start over.

Let this be a lesson to those like me who were unsuspecting and innocent.

 

[BarbiD]

Results are in and im in tears they all had coccidia, roundworm and 2 types of microplasma one is MS,the other is MG both are reportable and they are now turning theyre investigation to her. Horrid news to say the least, these babies are all under 1 month of age and now have to be culled

I'm so sorry for you...you did you're very best. Take solace in the fact you got them out of that horrid place and gave them a chance

 

[Barbara L]

Not likely that you will get worms at all. The chicks ate soil that contained worm eggs. As long as you don't start eating soil or chicken poo, you'll be fine. Both are deadly to chicks, if not treated promptly.

in England they use pancure or safeguard for worms
I use those with my dog and cat.for worms.

 

[teaton]

I am so sorry this happened to you!  Two years ago last August I went through the same thing!  I had had laying chickens for eggs and fun for years in two states.  I had never dealt with pests or illness thank goodness, mainly because I use completely covered runs and don't free range because I never wanted to deal with lice or mites.  I think I was just lucky all those years.

So my hubby and I took a trip to Winnemucca, Nevada to get out of the thick smoke of western state fires, and I wanted to get Silkies again from this fantastic sounding poultry farm.  I was horrified by what we saw.  It was hot and hundreds of all ages and types of fowl ran loose everywhere, in filth, only rank, smelly water available.  Most were thin and weak, and lots of dead birds around in the filth.  I grabbed 3 young Silkies and she let me take them for free, I just wanted to get them home and give them the care they deserved.  Needless to say, I now regret that rescue knowing now what I do about MS and MG.  I got the Silkies healthy being ignorant of the long term consequences.  

I now sit here after losing my entire flock full of grief.  I tried the Denegard and Oxine route.  Deep down after research on here I realized why my hens weren't laying and other problems, so we just culled everything and started disinfecting.  I lost hundreds of dollars in beautiful birds.  I got sick (probably the stress and depression involved in culling my babies) so while recovering I am trying to find all information I can to completely sanitize everything and maybe start over.  

Let this be a lesson to those like me who were unsuspecting and innocent.

That is awful, if it was recent you can still call the Nevada state vet and report her, i am sorry, i know your pain, but atleast we know better now, unfortunately. ((Hugs))

 

[teaton]

I'm so sorry for you...you did you're very best. Take solace in the fact you got them out of that horrid place and gave them a chance

Thank you i do feel good about that, they were very loved in thier short lives and i tried to save them

 

[teaton]

in England they use pancure or safeguard for worms
I use those with my dog and cat.for worms.

Ill have to look into that, thanks!

 

[Barbara L]

On my fogs and cats pancure is 1 cc for every 5 lbs. For 3 days for roundworm and 5 days for tapeworms. wait 10 day on does again 5 days.My dogs are chihuahuas
But chicken I don't know the dose . But bet you can find it. On the web.

 

[Barbara L]

That pancure paste that I use with week old puppys I only give my chihuahuas 1 of those little lines on the syringe sorry I can seen to remmber how to read them I just know what the vet showed me . That first line what ever it's called a 1/2 cc is to much 1/4 cc to much it's the first line.[quote name="teaton" url="/t/1137501/all-my-babies-are-
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[JanetMarie]

Results are in and im in tears they all had coccidia, roundworm and 2 types of microplasma one is MS,the other is MG both are reportable and they are now turning theyre investigation to her. Horrid news to say the least, these babies are all under 1 month of age and now have to be culled

The good done by all this is that all of her poultry will probably have to be culled, and she may be shut down. Most neglect is from pure laziness, so she may not ever start over. There needs to be stricter laws for poultry care.