Mycoplasma Gallisepticum

[Baxactsl]

So, lets say a little wild birdy comes down to your flock of chickens, and this little wild birdy carries Mycoplasma, and this birdy sneezes by one of your chickens ( thats in there run area) so that means that chicken is infected?? So the ONLY your chickens can not get this disease if there locked up in a shed all there lifes???? Cause I had this happen to me!@ I test my birds twice a year with my vet... I dont have no new birds coming in or going out.. and when I got these chicks from a hatchery I had my vet come out and tested them. I only have 8 chickens btw...

 

[Cragg Klefor]

Transmission: MG can be spread to offspring through the egg. Most commercial breeding flocks, however, are MG-free. Introduction of infected replacement birds can introduce the disease to MG-negative flocks. MG can also be spread by using MG-contaminated equipment.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

 

[Wyorp Rock]

So, lets say a little wild birdy comes down to your flock of chickens, and this little wild birdy carries Mycoplasma, and this birdy sneezes by one of your chickens ( thats in there run area) so that means that chicken is infected?? So the ONLY your chickens can not get this disease if there locked up in a shed all there lifes???? Cause I had this happen to me!@ I test my birds twice a year with my vet... I dont have no new birds coming in or going out.. and when I got these chicks from a hatchery I had my vet come out and tested them. I only have 8 chickens btw...

Welcome To BYC!
Can you add your location to your profile?
Are your birds currently sick or showing symptoms of respiratory disease?
Interesting that your vet came and tested birds that came from a hatchery when you have a closed flock. What are/were your plans - breeding, selling?

Ask your vet for more information - here is some reading for you:
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/mycoplasmosis/mycoplasma-gallisepticum-infection-in-poultry

 

[BantyChooks]

So, lets say a little wild birdy comes down to your flock of chickens, and this little wild birdy carries Mycoplasma, and this birdy sneezes by one of your chickens ( thats in there run area) so that means that chicken is infected?? So the ONLY your chickens can not get this disease if there locked up in a shed all there lifes???? Cause I had this happen to me!@ I test my birds twice a year with my vet... I dont have no new birds coming in or going out.. and when I got these chicks from a hatchery I had my vet come out and tested them. I only have 8 chickens btw...

Welcome to BYC. Yes, that's pretty much it. In my opinion, eradicating MG is impractical. Birds that show symptoms should be culled and the remaining, healthiest ones bred.

 

[Baxactsl]

I have one bird showing symptoms there just for eggs, & Breeding. I'm in Wisconsin.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have one bird showing symptoms there just for eggs, & Breeding. I'm in Wisconsin.

So you are breeding them for personal use or to sell - was testing to try to get something like NPIP?
What did you vet suggest as far as treatment goes?

Birds with Mycoplasma remain carriers for life. It is one of the few respiratory diseases that is transmitted both horizontally and vertically - bird to bird and through hatching eggs. Any birds that are exposed, would be considered carriers, regardless if they ever become symptomatic or not.

 

[Baxactsl]

So how do I stop wild birds from going near my hens? Cause i can't catch and kill wild birds ( sparrows)... cause I didn't get new chickens and or hatching eggs I got these hens from tractor supply.....

 

[Baxactsl]

The vet said no antibiotics will help. She gave me something to boost there immune...

 

[Baxactsl]

Breeding for personal use

 

[Wyorp Rock]

So how do I stop wild birds from going near my hens? Cause i can't catch and kill wild birds ( sparrows)... cause I didn't get new chickens and or hatching eggs I got these hens from tractor supply.....

The vet said no antibiotics will help. She gave me something to boost there immune...

What test did the vet perform? Blood, mucous, poop?

Birds are going to be exposed to a lot of things regardless of what you do, unless you want to run something like a commercial poultry house - even then, sometimes a disease can be present or a wild bird can get in.
It would be good if you did some research/reading on poultry diseases to understand how they are transmitted.

If your birds are confined to a run, then wire should keep most wild birds out, but wind can still carry dust/dander, etc. You can still track disease in on your clothes and shoes.

If your birds free range, well....they can get exposed that way too. That's just the way it is.

Symptoms of Mycoplasma can be treated with antibiotics, there is no cure.
Sometimes the best you can do is cull the ones that are exhibiting symptoms or treat them and keep a closed flock. If the disease came from wild birds, then culling all and starting over would not be practical.