Help! My new chickens cane with mycoplasma 😥

[CrazyChickenLady-OR]

I’m babysitting some birds who apparently have mycoplasma.
My flock has never been sick in their lives. They are all separate but is it worth going thru the hassle of trying to keep the healthy flock from getting it?
Also, the vets are no help around here... any advise on how to get a prescription to treat up to 50 birds?

 

[MixedFlock23]

I’m babysitting some birds who apparently have mycoplasma.
My flock has never been sick in their lives. They are all separate but is it worth going thru the hassle of trying to keep the healthy flock from getting it?
Also, the vets are no help around here... any advise on how to get a prescription to treat up to 50 birds?

Are they more than 36 feet apart or in separate buildings 24/7? It’s definitely worth the effort! Mycoplasma might not be the only thing the other chickens have.
Tend to your birds first, then wash up & change clothes before tending to the sick ones, & wash up & change clothes again (including sanitizing shoes).
Denagard is what I have heard works best. It’s easy to use... goes in the water. A bottle lasts a long time.
https://www.twincitypoultrysupplies.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=962

 

[Myrshine]

This is why people need to never ever take in birds or babysit others birds, because now you’ve most likely infected your entire flock. If you take in ANY new birds, quarantine should be #1 priority with good practice of strict biosecurity.


Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD), or most commonly known as Mycoplasma Gallisepticum (MG). MG is a bacterial infection of poultry, affecting all different species of birds. This disease is most commonly given from infected parents to the offspring, as the MG bacteria can be transmitted vertically into the eggs of developing embryos, making any chicks that hatch, always infected and sick with the bacteria. So please please PLEASE don’t breed from your sickly infected flock. MG is a chronic disease- meaning, that you can treat or have the symptoms go away, but whenever the bird gets stressed again, the symptoms will keep coming back or get worse. All “recovered” like birds, remain lifetime long carriers of the MG bacteria, spreading and shedding it through their feces, feathers, dander, respiratory secretions and other bodily fluids. This is a lifetime disease of poultry and is incurable. Since MG is a bacteria, antibiotics can help keep symptoms at bay until the symptoms resurface. Keep in mind that over-use and/or misuse of antibiotics also creates antibiotic-resistant bacteria, making the disease harder to treat than before. It’s critical in poultry to get any sick or symptomatic birds tested to find out which specific disease they have as soon as possible.



Here's more information about MG:



https://extension.umd.edu/sites/ext... Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) Infecti....pdf



https://www.freedomrangerhatchery.com/blog/protecting-your-flock-what-you-need-to-know-about-mg-ms/



https://afarmgirlinthemaking.com/respiratory-conditions-poultry-mycoplasma-in-chickens/



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Best options you have really is you can keep a closed flock with treatment until all birds pass on their own and don’t breed to sell chicks or giveaway birds. Or you can cull your entire flock. If you’re in the USA, most states have MG listed as a reportable disease, which can lead to another can of worms if someone were to report. I would cull the sickest bird and send it off to your state of Agriculture for a necropsy to be done with testing specifically for MG, MS, ILT and IC.

 

[CrazyChickenLady-OR]

Are they more than 36 feet apart or in separate buildings 24/7? It’s definitely worth the effort! Mycoplasma might not be the only thing the other chickens have.
Tend to your birds first, then wash up & change clothes before tending to the sick ones, & wash up & change clothes again (including sanitizing shoes).
Denagard is what I have heard works best. It’s easy to use... goes in the water. A bottle lasts a long time.
https://www.twincitypoultrysupplies.com/index.php?main_page=

This is why people need to never ever take in birds or babysit others birds, because now you’ve most likely infected your entire flock. If you take in ANY new birds, quarantine should be #1 priority with good practice of strict biosecurity.


Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD), or most commonly known as Mycoplasma Gallisepticum (MG). MG is a bacterial infection of poultry, affecting all different species of birds. This disease is most commonly given from infected parents to the offspring, as the MG bacteria can be transmitted vertically into the eggs of developing embryos, making any chicks that hatch, always infected and sick with the bacteria. So please please PLEASE don’t breed from your sickly infected flock. MG is a chronic disease- meaning, that you can treat or have the symptoms go away, but whenever the bird gets stressed again, the symptoms will keep coming back or get worse. All “recovered” like birds, remain lifetime long carriers of the MG bacteria, spreading and shedding it through their feces, feathers, dander, respiratory secretions and other bodily fluids. This is a lifetime disease of poultry and is incurable. Since MG is a bacteria, antibiotics can help keep symptoms at bay until the symptoms resurface. Keep in mind that over-use and/or misuse of antibiotics also creates antibiotic-resistant bacteria, making the disease harder to treat than before. It’s critical in poultry to get any sick or symptomatic birds tested to find out which specific disease they have as soon as possible.



Here's more information about MG:



https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/_docs/programs/poultry/FS-1008 Recognizing and Preventing Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) Infecti....pdf



https://www.freedomrangerhatchery.com/blog/protecting-your-flock-what-you-need-to-know-about-mg-ms/



https://afarmgirlinthemaking.com/respiratory-conditions-poultry-mycoplasma-in-chickens/



https://m.facebook.com/groups/381727643241021/permalink/382070023206783/?ref=content_filter

https://m.facebook.com/groups/381727643241021/permalink/405654594181659/?ref=content_filter



Best options you have really is you can keep a closed flock with treatment until all birds pass on their own and don’t breed to sell chicks or giveaway birds. Or you can cull your entire flock. If you’re in the USA, most states have MG listed as a reportable disease, which can lead to another can of worms if someone were to report. I would cull the sickest bird and send it off to your state of Agriculture for a necropsy to be done with testing specifically for MG, MS, ILT and IC.

I thankfully have very strict biosecurty protocols, so my main flock should be safe. I culled all the rest. 50 plus birds.
I just wanted to get peoples options about. Some say it’s not a big deal, but most say it is. How many of you test for things (AI, MG, MS, SE etc) that are selling?? Supposedly many backyard flocks carry it already.

 

[MixedFlock23]

I’m babysitting some birds who apparently have mycoplasma.

I thankfully have very strict biosecurty protocols, so my main flock should be safe. I culled all the rest. 50 plus birds.

They aren’t gonna use you as their babysitter again!

I only keep pets, so I’m not help on your last question. Glad your flock is safe.

 

[CrazyChickenLady-OR]

They aren’t gonna use you as their babysitter again!

I only keep pets, so I’m not help on your last question. Glad your flock is safe.

Right !? Lol no, thankfully they were on the same page as I am! Just wish it didn’t have to be us to do the dirty work