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

[alisacarlee]

So sorry

Thank you

 

[aart]

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.

Were the chicks deceased...or can they test live birds?
Then you might know if your adult birds are, or are not, carriers.

 

[alisacarlee]

Were the chicks deceased...or can they test live birds?
Then you might know if your adult birds are, or are not, carriers.

They took the chicks alive. I spoke to them about the possibility of my chickens being carriers and they said that about 90% of backyard chickens are carriers because it's so easily transmitted that it could even get in your nostrils and live for 2 weeks so it's so easy for us to pass it between chickens ourselves.

 

[BantyChooks]

They took the chicks alive. I spoke to them about the possibility of my chickens being carriers and they said that about 90% of backyard chickens are carriers because it's so easily transmitted that it could even get in your nostrils and live for 2 weeks so it's so easy for us to pass it between chickens ourselves.

It's in the wild birds, too. Keeping a flock clean is hard, and even then, it's pretty much only a matter of time until they get infected. I'm so sorry you're facing this choice.

 

[alisacarlee]

It's in the wild birds, too. Keeping a flock clean is hard, and even then, it's only a matter of time until they get infected. I'm so sorry you're facing this choice.

Thank you

 

[alisacarlee]

Were the chicks deceased...or can they test live birds?
Then you might know if your adult birds are, or are not, carriers.[/QUOTE

I did find a kit online that tests for the antibodies in live chickens and I was going to check on that and see how much it cost aart