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[daskhan]

It is not airborne as far as I know, it's in the soil like @ChickCrazed
 said, but I think they can give it to one another by steping in the poo and and spreading it around that way, so I would think that even tho you other chicks are in the same room but NOT THE SAME PEN, they should be fine, make sure you wash you hands  and anything else that may come in contact with both groups every very good each time you or they touch anything in the sic pen including the pen itself. 

I love your feather planter, that is so cool looking. 

How log have you had her/him? Your strain would be different then her strain so the immunity  would be different. Would treat the group he/she was with too if it were me. Thats 1 reason I quarantine EVERYTHING  for 30 days.  

Had him/her for about two months maybe a little longer he/she arrived maybe 1.5 or more months before the cx and they were here about a month then I took them outside and they got sick however I got a bunch of silkies and a polish from a fellow member inbetween that time none of them got sick one died but I thought that was overcrowding(silkies were in a tote then moved to a brooder pen but there were no signs of sickness and they never went outside that's why I ruled out cross contamination polish roo is in a seperate pen by himself.. Cx never came near him steve did but steve and cx never came withen 20 feet of each other... It's just odd I've had over 100 chicks play in the yard(all I hatched) non got sick is it possible the cx carried it from welp hatchery? As far as I can tell no chicken has come here with it unless the cx brought it here maybe wild birds? The flying kind? Mother in law did find a small dead bird near the brooder room

 

[chick rookie]

Had him/her for about two months maybe a little longer he/she arrived maybe 1.5 or more months before the cx and they were here about a month then I took them outside and they got sick however I got a bunch of silkies and a polish from a fellow member inbetween that time none of them got sick one died but I thought that was overcrowding(silkies were in a tote then moved to a brooder pen but there were no signs of sickness and they never went outside that's why I ruled out cross contamination polish roo is in a seperate pen by himself.. Cx never came near him steve did but steve and cx never came withen 20 feet of each other... It's just odd I've had over 100 chicks play in the yard(all I hatched) non got sick is it possible the cx carried it from welp hatchery? As far as I can tell no chicken has come here with it unless the cx brought it here maybe wild birds? The flying kind? Mother in law did find a small dead bird near the brooder room

I don't believe anyone brought it in from anyplace. Some have better immune systems then others, they are just stronger. I have hatched chicks all summer to and I lost 1/2 to the same thing but not the other 1/2. So It is just luck of the draw, sucks I know, but it happens.

 

[daskhan]

Grimm news folks I was just informed (while at work none the less ) that Steve/Stella passed away.. And she will be buried. Geeez I think I'm just going to treat my entire flock... I think the cold then warm then cold again is weakening them so I'm going to stuff straw everywhere and hope that helps preggo was looking up stuff and thinks because it spreads by commingling that it's something else or Steve died from something else.. I will be watching everyone like a hawk for the for seeable future

P.p. I guess I'm in the market for another good quality buff roo atleast equal to sallyindianas he seemed perfect but after all this blows over of course maybe in the spring

 

[Leahs Mom]

This is what I do after the summer blooms in the coop's flower box have wilted.

I think I may just do that. It's a crazy feather mess out there!

Looking into fermenting feed (and maybe sprouting seeds). So far, it looks like lacto-fermentation is the best for the birds.

@Indyshent

Here is an interesting podcast on lacto-fermenting feed. It's long, but you can always put it on when you're working around or something.

Scroll all the way to the bottom for the player.
http://www.urbanchickenpodcast.com/ucp-episode-048/

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Grimm news folks I was just informed (while at work none the less ) that Steve/Stella passed away.. And she will be buried. Geeez I think I'm just going to treat my entire flock... I think the cold then warm then cold again is weakening them so I'm going to stuff straw everywhere and hope that helps preggo was looking up stuff and thinks because it spreads by commingling that it's something else or Steve died from something else.. I will be watching everyone like a hawk for the for seeable future

P.p. I guess I'm in the market for another good quality buff roo atleast equal to sallyindianas he seemed perfect but after all this blows over of course maybe in the spring

I'm sorry for your loss.
My buffs came from Rural King. So nothing special about them. They sure were not the true giant buffs like the ones at the chicken shows and fairs.
And I'm kind of curious if it was a girl after all. Are you going to make the cuts to try and find yolks? That would prove it was a hen. But 2 tiny navy bean looking objects would mean rooster. In a full size commanding rooster these navy bean parts are much larger but sine your roo was on the small side I'm thinking his would be about the size of a cooked navy bean. Not a dried bean.

 

[daskhan]

I'm sorry for your loss. 

My buffs came from Rural King.  So nothing special about them.  They sure were not the true giant buffs like the ones at the chicken shows and fairs. 

And I'm kind of curious if it was a girl after all.  Are you going to make the cuts to try and find yolks?  That would prove it was a hen.  But 2 tiny navy bean looking objects would mean rooster.  In a full size commanding rooster these navy bean parts are much larger but sine your roo was on the small side I'm thinking his would be about the size of a cooked navy bean.  Not a dried bean.

Well steve never crowed and never laid an egg so no idea plus for what I know they already buried her since I don't get off till 11 tonight plus Steve was bigger then my buff hens so idk really I was leaning more towards roo but may never no now if Steve wasn't already buried I'll possibly do that but my girls were both lighter in color and smaller if Steve was a buff hen from rural king I wonder what's up with mine they are fat/heavy and wide but Steve was taller

 

[daskhan]

Also I was in no way implying that anyone or thing brought it here I was wondering if it was possible. That maybe a bird flew over and pood it here or something similar to that manor. How does it spread? Does it infect the whole yard/area when it is introduced or is it already everywhere? Like some parasitic blanket covering the land waiting for the young to prey apone

 

[Hholly]

Also I was in no way implying that anyone or thing brought it here I was wondering if it was possible. That maybe a bird flew over and pood it here or something similar to that manor. How does it spread? Does it infect the whole yard/area when it is introduced or is it already everywhere? Like some parasitic blanket covering the land waiting for the young to prey apone

From what I understand.. Yes it is like a blanket. Or a quilt. Each patch has a little different DNA and affects any birds without immunity to that specific DNA, until they build it up. Hope the Corid helps. I've had my flock on it most of the summer, off and on, till I quit seeing red in the poops.

 

[wheezy50]

Also I was in no way implying that anyone or thing brought it here I was wondering if it was possible. That maybe a bird flew over and pood it here or something similar to that manor. How does it spread? Does it infect the whole yard/area when it is introduced or is it already everywhere? Like some parasitic blanket covering the land waiting for the young to prey apone

It's in the soil everywhere. Your yard, my yard, SallyInIndiana's yard. Most birds build up immunity to the strains of Cocci present where they live little by little and never have a problem. Sometimes when a bird is moved to new location their bodies aren't immune to the new strains of Cocci. Or young birds are exposed to cool, wet soil for the first time it can pop up.

 

[wheezy50]

Hholly beat me to it!