How long after Mycoplasma can I get chickens?

[Debbie09011970]

We got Mycloplasma and had to cull around 110 chickens. Does anyone know, after getting it and getting rid of all your birds, how long you have to wait to get more poultry. The internet gives different scenarios so I was personally looking for someone who has first hand experience.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

@Eggcessive @azygous @Wyorp Rock at one point I thought my flock had mycloplasma but I had a them tested for it and other respiratory illnesses and they all came back negative but I know how stressful it was I’m so sorry you had to experience it.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm sorry to hear you had to cull all your birds.
Did this come through your State Dept of Ag? If so, the I would think your state should have some type of recommendation or guidelines to follow regarding how long the waiting period should be before you repopulate.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ment-of-agriculture-got-called-on-me.1517586/

I don't have any "concrete" info about waiting periods for MG. Seems there's a lot of variables. I read day to weeks that it can survive on surfaces, etc.
You may want clean now with Oxine or Virkon S, then wait 30 days, then re-treat again.
Just a thought.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/vm011

 

[Eggcessive]

We got Mycloplasma and had to cull around 110 chickens. Does anyone know, after getting it and getting rid of all your birds, how long you have to wait to get more poultry. The internet gives different scenarios so I was personally looking for someone who has first hand experience.

Sorry about your flock. I was reading one of your threads from March where you had sent in a couple of birds to the state vet for necropsy and diagnosis. Arkansas must be very strict about mycoplasma, since they forced you to have them culled. Is that what happened? MG can be a common disease in some backyard flocks. It can be brought in by buying chicks or started birds from breeders, swap meets, chicken shows, or other sales. Also wild birds who migrate can spread MG. I recommend only ever getting baby chicks from a reputed hatchery. MG is said to only live for 3 days on equipment and surfaces once the chickens are gone. But it probably would be better to wait a few weeks to be sure. It is very sad that you had so many birds, and had to cull all of them.