Anyone have luck catching a feral chicken?? UPDATE: Rooster caught, no hen

[pitbullmomma]

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The lady did have silkies and cochins, so that makes sense.

Think I would pass...not worth potentially infecting your whole flock!

 

[getaclue]

Funny Story

This morning, my FIL and I finished putting numbered bands on all the full grown chickens and I decided to move the bachelor pad away from the main flock in favor of moving my breeding group into the 8'x10' PVC run that the roosters were in. This way, the hens will re-integrate better when I'm done getting eggs from them. Well, because of how several of the roosters reacted to being handled, I made some decisions on who belongs on the cull list. I was talking to my husband about my cull list choices and saying I wanted to get a straight run of 5 colored egg layers and 5 dark egg layers and some buffs from a different line. He told me "You are the crazy chicken lady version of those husbands whose answer to 'How many more guns do you need?' is 'One more!' Except you say 'Just 5 more!'"

I just had to read this to my Dh. He's the "How many more guns do you need?" guy. I too am the crazy chicken lady version. He got a good laugh.

 

[SueT]

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The lady did have silkies and cochins, so that makes sense.

I would thank her for the warning, she did the right thing. And I'd stay away....

 

[getaclue]

Let her finish treating, and give it 3 weeks to make sure they're healthy again. Discuss that you are going to quarantine them for at least 21 days, and if they come down sick during that time, you expect to be able to return them for a refund.

 

[rjohns39]

My concern is symptoms sound like MS/MG. Respiratory issues and watery eyes. There's an article out here that covers it pretty well. I would likely pass.

 

[staceyj]

@Sassysouth...
My opinion: Don't do it!
There are so many sick chickens stories on these threads right now.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I too would pass. No need to risk your existing flock.

That is another reason I won't go to bird swaps or the fair. Just no way of knowing what germs are stuck to my clothing.

 

[rjohns39]

Here's the article I was looking for.

 

[Sassysouth]

Thanks Peeps! My mind was saying no and my heart was in limbo. I have too much invested in rebuilding my flock.

 

[staceyj]

Here's the article I was looking for.

I just read this whole thing ( excellent btw) the other day because I was deeply involved in following a thread of a person who's hen was terribly sick and had a large lesion/mass and was limping then went down hill over the next few days.
Ultimately the poor chicken died. Necropsy done at state univ. Lab.
Diferential diagnosis: mareks or LL.
This was the (?) second fairly recent loss for this person and they feared a miserable death sentence for the rest of their small flock.

Sounded like these chickens were very much loved and OP posted pics of living quarters etc. which backed that up.
very well cared for birds.

My distant background is medical. I don't fool with communicable diseases.
There's enough risk with just wild bird contamination of a flock.
Heck I don't even leave food or water out overnight.

I am not personally taking the risk of bringing the unknown into my flock since my space is limited and I have no set up for a quarantine area that I could potentially block off from use for the next three years if I accidentally brought in a sick chicken.