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It seems to me that she's done enough. Just watch your flock, and see what happens. No point in worrying about it. If your flock remains healthy, count your blessings.
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I agree. If they tried to get them tested and the people that handle that didn't want to test them then they did everything they could.It seems to me that she's done enough. Just watch your flock, and see what happens. No point in worrying about it. If your flock remains healthy, count your blessings.
I don't understand. You were insistent that you'd never seen this many dead birds before. You were concerned that it was AI and were all "I need to know either way" and worried for the safety of your flock. But now you're okay with your regular vet giving you a diagnosis over the phone that points to moldy dog food? That's all it took to get you to decide your all safe? No USDA test? No examination of the birds? Not the word of a wildlife biologist or the AG dept? Given your earlier adamant arguments, I'm surprised you accepted that.
It seems to me that she's done enough. Just watch your flock, and see what happens. No point in worrying about it. If your flock remains healthy, count your blessings.
I agree. If they tried to get them tested and the people that handle that didn't want to test them then they did everything they could.
We tried to get the birds tested by them for 2 weeks now just for them to tell us they can't and we have to have our vet test them. VERY aggrevating. Would of been nice if they just said that in the beginning
I hope they're just too swamped to do it but the cynical part of me wonders if you're too far from any big poultry operations to bother with. You can get necropsies at a few universities if you're near one and really want to know. It might be cheaper than the vet would charge you. I don't know if you've looked into that or not.
Ok good news for here. The AG Department said they don't test them. So we called out vet. The vet said that it is most likely due to mommas picking up moldy dog food caused from our weather n feeding to the babies and them dying. They said even if it was AI, once it gets over 90 degrees, it kills the AI. So we're safe.
I can believe that. Birds are always going after the dog or cat food. It's the first place my chickens head to when let out in the morning. Straight to the dog bowl to see what is left over.
Mold is awful this year. I think it has causes more sickness in birds than people realize. I was finding mold in my feeders where the feed dust had collected. With humidity so high this year, it was only taking a few days for stuff to start molding. I cleaned all those feeders and only put out enough feed that they would eat in one day.
It's a little bit better now, but just like Texas, we have had alot of rain, heat and humidity.