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Well I'm curious...if the majority of my flock are roughly the same age as my bird that passed does that mean that they will all get it, too or is it just the ones that have low immunity? Should I assume that since they have all been exposed to the affected bird (although the symptoms were somewhat mild when I separated them) that they will all get it? Should I cull my entire flock even though they are all presently healthy and start over with vaccinated birds? I really just don't know what to do or think right now.
Thank you for making me feel not alone although I hate to think of anyone else going through this, too.
Culling your whole flock is not going to save the new ones unless you can disinfect all of your ground 100%, which is near impossible. It can live in the dirt. I have an exposed flock and I had one die every few months, most of them newer or younger than 8 months old. The older flock had high resistance. Yes, low immunity birds will catch it easier, and your older birds may end up with having more resistance and not die.
Well I'm curious...if the majority of my flock are roughly the same age as my bird that passed does that mean that they will all get it, too or is it just the ones that have low immunity? Should I assume that since they have all been exposed to the affected bird (although the symptoms were somewhat mild when I separated them) that they will all get it? Should I cull my entire flock even though they are all presently healthy and start over with vaccinated birds? I really just don't know what to do or think right now.
Thank you for making me feel not alone although I hate to think of anyone else going through this, too.
Culling your whole flock is not going to save the new ones unless you can disinfect all of your ground 100%, which is near impossible. It can live in the dirt. I have an exposed flock and I had one die every few months, most of them newer or younger than 8 months old. The older flock had high resistance. Yes, low immunity birds will catch it easier, and your older birds may end up with having more resistance and not die.
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