chicken epidemic!!

[ten chicks]

There is no point in guessing, In Canada all Newcastle outbreaks are reported to the CFIA for immediate inspection.

 

[Rachel N]

Hmm don't think we have anything to report this too in the US, (then again, I AM new to this lol) From the information given, I feel like this may be it! And that would be a relief, since I dont want any carriers of anything! I will do some research in Newcastlea to try to save my babies! thank you both for all your help!!

 

[ten chicks]

Trust me if it is Newcastle then if you have a necropsy done or if you go to a vet,it will be reported.

 

[Rachel N]

Does this cost something? I just have never taken a chicken to a vet before. Just don't think there is even one in the area to treat one!Lol

 

[Pyxis]

Trust me if it is Newcastle then if you have a necropsy done or if you go to a vet,it will be reported.

This is true. The US is trying to eradicate it. They've started considering it a foreign animal disease when they find it in places where they consider it eradicated. So maybe you have MG and Marek's, or maybe it's Newcastle's. I would really, really suggest a necropsy. If it's Newcastle's it's gonna get reported.

Here's a link explaining things: https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/faqnewcastle.html

Since it's being eradicated, it would be really odd to have it pop up in a backyard flock like this, which is why it never occurred me until I researched all the symptoms your birds had at once. But then them simultaneously coming down with both Marek's and MG would also be odd. This is just a really weird case.

 

[cafarmgirl]

If you are planning on getting chicks in the spring then you really need to do yourself a favor and find out what exactly you are dealing with here. It may be MG or Newcastle or it may not, there are many things it could be. Knowing what they have will help you a great deal in knowing how to treat/manage it or whether it's best to cull before bringing in new birds.

Check around to see if there is an avian or exotic's vet in your area, they could do some testing on a live bird. Or find out how to get a necropsy done on a dead bird by your state poultry pathology lab. Some states do them for free.