I need some advice! Help!!!

[Eggcessive]

Have you noticed a bad odor from the affected birds? Coryza is one of the forever respiratory diseases, and is usually brought in by buying chicks and older birds from other people. It makes survivors and all others carriers for life. You may be able to close your flock and manage outbreaks, but can never sell birds or hatching eggs. I would definitely get testing done on a few birds, to get a real diagnosis. It may be hard to tell MG from coryza, and MG can be transmitted vertically through hatching eggs.

 

[triciayoung]

Another thing I forgot to mention is I have lots of other chicks that have NOT be exposed whatsoever. They are in my basement, completely separated from the infected birds.

The thing I'm so conflicted about is that most of my birds have been exposed, but I still have these young babies that are completely healthy. I'm just not sure what I need to do

This is my opinion, but remember my chickens are a part of my family - all 23 of them. I exposed my chicks that were not exposed (they were in the house), with the rest of the flock. I was going to do the vaccine, but, with the low mortality rate, and after I knew what it was and what I was doing, I just keep a close eye on them for secondary infections. After you know what it is and you are managing it, you probably will not lose any more. Also, I understand your chicks are "healthy", but unless, you are not going to free range, have a covered run, and use something to clean your shoes every time you enter, your flock is exposed to a lot. My flock is closed now, and no other chickens will come in or go out.

 

[triciayoung]

Have you noticed a bad odor from the affected birds? Coryza is one of the forever respiratory diseases, and is usually brought in by buying chicks and older birds from other people. It makes survivors and all others carriers for life. You may be able to close your flock and manage outbreaks, but can never sell birds or hatching eggs. I would definitely get testing done on a few birds, to get a real diagnosis. It may be hard to tell MG from coryza, and MG can be transmitted vertically through hatching eggs.

I have coryza in my flock - tested positive with RAL labs, negative to the two mycoplasma's and several other respiratory diseases - however, I never had the proverbial head smell, or any smell for that matter. I just want to make sure the original poster understands that the smell is only there about 50% of the time.

Yes, coryza is there for life, but after the first outbreak, the other ones will probably not come unless they are extremely stressed. I liken it to herpes with a person (except herpes is viral and coryza is bacterial). I worry more about the secondary infections and keep a very close eye on them everyday. Testing for coryza, you only have to test one chicken. If one has it, they all have it.

 

[rosalindkate7]

Have you noticed a bad odor from the affected birds? Coryza is one of the forever respiratory diseases, and is usually brought in by buying chicks and older birds from other people. It makes survivors and all others carriers for life. You may be able to close your flock and manage outbreaks, but can never sell birds or hatching eggs. I would definitely get testing done on a few birds, to get a real diagnosis. It may be hard to tell MG from coryza, and MG can be transmitted vertically through hatching eggs.

Yes, I have noticed an odor from their beak.

With coryza, does it affect the hatching eggs? I know that MG will affect eggs.

 

[rosalindkate7]

I have coryza in my flock - tested positive with RAL labs, negative to the two mycoplasma's and several other respiratory diseases - however, I never had the proverbial head smell, or any smell for that matter. I just want to make sure the original poster understands that the smell is only there about 50% of the time.

Yes, coryza is there for life, but after the first outbreak, the other ones will probably not come unless they are extremely stressed. I liken it to herpes with a person (except herpes is viral and coryza is bacterial). I worry more about the secondary infections and keep a very close eye on them everyday. Testing for coryza, you only have to test one chicken. If one has it, they all have it.

Once they have it, do they have immunity to it? Or do you have to constantly treat them for it? Will the symptoms be as bad as the first time they got it?

 

[triciayoung]

Once they have it, do they have immunity to it? Or do you have to constantly treat them for it? Will the symptoms be as bad as the first time they got it?

Once they have it, they are carriers for life. No, you do not constantly have to treat them, but if there is a flare up because of a big stress, heat stress, moving coop, etc...symptoms may flare up. It is my experience it is not as bad as the first time.

 

[triciayoung]

Yes, I have noticed an odor from their beak.

With coryza, does it affect the hatching eggs? I know that MG will affect eggs.

Usually with coryza, when there is an odor, it is their heads. Again, though, this only happens 1/2 of the time and did not happen with my flock.

Coryza is not transmitted to eggs.