Help me decide........Should I cull my flock and start over?

[chicmom]

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Oh, waiting until they each get sick, one by one sounds awful......I need those hugs! It would be easier than culling them all at once though......I would get to enjoy them longer.......

 

[zookeeper15133]

When you call Candy, find out what the procedure is NOW. Sometimes you need to follow special steps or packaging to ship the carcass. Don't wait til you have another sick one to cull.

 

[chicmom]

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Do you know how much ACV I should put in their water? I know some people put it in daily, sort of like a preventative measure.
I appreciate your comments so much.

I have another coop, a small A-frame with banties in it, and none of them have ever been ill. They are separate from my layer flock, which is where the problem lies.

I am debating. Not spreading disease is obviously the right thing to do. But if I keep them all, then I won't spread anything. But then of course, I can't get anymore new birds. But that's not so bad, because I do have quite a few.......

Holy smokes, this is hard!

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

I was also wondering - what does your NPIP test for? Every state seems to have different tests/requirements.


There are no NPIP flocks in the state of NV. And if I wanted to test my flock (expensive) I only have a couple "tests" to pick from - if I remember correctly MG and one other.


So I guess what I am trying to say is, OH might not even test for whatever it is that your flock has (in their NPIP program).




massive

 

[ReikiStar]

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Well said.

 

[spiritdance]

The fact that your banties haven't gotten it is a positive sign, since I have NEVER seen 100% foolproof bio security! Of the diseases mentioned here, I would bet good money any one of them would have eventually found its way to your other flock no matter how diligent you are while moving between them. I think I would start looking for environmental causes before reaching the conclusion it is definitely a communicable disease (esp. with the NPIP clearance). You mention that outbreaks often occur during weather changes ... maybe something in or around the coops is reacting to those changes and acting as a respiratory irritant. Once you remove the "sick" bird for treatment, he/she begins to recover from the irritant and thus the Tylan appears to work. It could be something as simple as older, arsenic secreting pressure treated wood giving off fumes or seeping moisture into the coop. Or even excessive mildew retardant in a paint. It is continually released over a period of time as the paint surface ages, and can become gaseous under the right conditions (it is often implicated in "sick house" syndrome). At any rate, with that flock of healthy banties on the premises, I'd start thinking about alternative causes before I resorted to any drastic measures.

 

[chicmom]

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They test for pullorium, and Salmonella, I think pullorium is the bird flu. You might be right. maybe they don't test for MG. I think MG is what my hens just might have. I've just read some info that Dawg sent me and it sounds EXACTLY like what I've been seeing in my flock.

 

[chicmom]

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I will act quickly!

 

[chicken crazed 1o1]

They are not carriers for life I have Done MY RESEARCH on chickens before i got them and talked to a vet !

 

[chicken crazed 1o1]

and two prevent more dieaseses you should always put lime in the coop when your cleaning it out From a vet