I don't have an answer to your last question... but I think you're doing the right thing in taking care of the 10 you have. I'd do the same because they're pets. Does anyone "cull" cats because they have feline AIDS?
I have hundreds of dollars in medicines, wormers, probiotics, etc., for my poultry. And some of my chickens are at least 11 years old... haven't laid an egg in years. But I like seeing them walk around being chickens, so I do what I can to help them when anything happens.
You can't keep all the bad stuff from getting to your birds because wild birds will get into their feed, and when migratory birds come through, who knows what they bring with them? You can only do so much with biological control. But when viruses and diseases get to your flock, I think you should do what you can to keep your chickens alive. If they survive, even with your help, they're stronger for it, and those are the chickens you should keep anyway.
You don't know for sure where the ILT came from, since the incubation period is less than 2 weeks, and you kept the new chickens isolated for 2 weeks and they weren't showing symptoms at the end, right? Or else you wouldn't have put them with the original chickens. It may not have been your DH's fault. Especially if the same-source chickens at your friend's place are fine. Maybe the boxes? Someone's previous post mentioned a case where contaminated boxes infected chickens.
I'm sorry you're going through this. It's heartening to see someone who'll go through so much trouble and money to help her chickens. You care!
I have hundreds of dollars in medicines, wormers, probiotics, etc., for my poultry. And some of my chickens are at least 11 years old... haven't laid an egg in years. But I like seeing them walk around being chickens, so I do what I can to help them when anything happens.
You can't keep all the bad stuff from getting to your birds because wild birds will get into their feed, and when migratory birds come through, who knows what they bring with them? You can only do so much with biological control. But when viruses and diseases get to your flock, I think you should do what you can to keep your chickens alive. If they survive, even with your help, they're stronger for it, and those are the chickens you should keep anyway.
You don't know for sure where the ILT came from, since the incubation period is less than 2 weeks, and you kept the new chickens isolated for 2 weeks and they weren't showing symptoms at the end, right? Or else you wouldn't have put them with the original chickens. It may not have been your DH's fault. Especially if the same-source chickens at your friend's place are fine. Maybe the boxes? Someone's previous post mentioned a case where contaminated boxes infected chickens.
I'm sorry you're going through this. It's heartening to see someone who'll go through so much trouble and money to help her chickens. You care!
