I had to google it, sounds horribleThank
Thanks Emma. I'm now thinking though that maybe I couldn't get any quail because three of my seramas came with mycoplasma type symptoms (only found out when I'd brought them home!) and one still has residual symptoms!It was a nice dream though and thank you for your help!
poor things.
They are very well..... one sounds like she has a cold most of the time but is very bright. It is though something that will always be there and can rear it's ugly head in times of stress in which case I have to be on it with the antibiotics.Aw thanks Emma!
Yes, that's right - only two of them have ever been ill but they will all most probably be carriers for life. When I first got them one became very poorly and the vet gave me intravenous Tylan to inject twice daily. It was terrifying at first injecting this tiny little hen but she soon perked up.
You can avoid mycoplasma if you're careful where you buy your poultry - I think (I may be wrong!) that it can also be transferred from chicken to the embryo in the egg - so also be careful where you buy hatching eggs. You sound like a very conscientious keeper so you'll be fine!
Yes, I read that it could be passed through the eggs. It also said to discard the eggs laid during treatment so I assume they are still safe to eat the rest of the time? Thank you, I'm not so sure tho or I'd would have done more research on illness/disease BEFORE getting into birds!You can avoid mycoplasma if you're careful where you buy your poultry - I think (I may be wrong!) that it can also be transferred from chicken to the embryo in the egg - so also be careful where you buy hatching eggs. You sound like a very conscientious keeper so you'll be fine!
One of my vets' keeps poultry so he's quite knowledgeable. There is also a teaching veterinary hospital nearby who diagnosed 'canker' when I had large fowl in the past - you'll be ok with that though because that's passed by wild birds to poultry in their droppings - yours are kept inside.
I keep my seramas in a run with a tarp over it so they shouldn't be at risk of getting canker. You could do the same for your quail if you do decide to move them outside and it is something that we seem to always have to do now in our area from autumn to spring in order to avoid our birds catching AI from migrating birds . I think it's like everything else.... if you worry about it too much you'd never do anything. Just stay as informed as you can and keep an eye on your birds. I didn't spot the cankers, one of my birds suddenly found it hard to eat and was gaping - I took her to the veterinary hospital and the vet spotted it. I'm afraid I am as clueless about ducks as you are chickens!
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