Eye infections in chicks. To cull or not to cull?

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alisacarlee said:
Well I met up with a lady from MS Board Of Animal Health and gave her 2 of the chicks to test and find out what's going on. She offered to do it for free which is awesome but said it'll take a couple of days to get the results. Fingers crossed it's not MG or MS.
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Please post your end results. I would like to know what exactly your chicks have. Hopefully they will recover and it has not spread to your other chickens.
 
Well we got bad news today. The two chicks tested positive for MG so we don't know if my adult chickens were exposed or not but most likely since the chick pen was inside the main run at first. Even though I took each chick out as soon as I found the first symptom, they say that it was probably too late. I just would love to know how this happened because my chickens have never, ever, ever had any type of respiratory problems of any kind. I'm so sad. :(
 
aart said:
They can carry disease without showing symptoms.
Sorry about your bad news.
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Yes, it's very frustrating aart. Now I can't sell chicks unless I get rid of my entire flock and start all over......after cleaning from top to bottom......treating the dirt and everything......then months later......begin again... :(

Problem is, there's no telling how many people are buying and selling chickens with this. They say that most backyard flocks are carriers.
 

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