Need help with MG (or CRD). Is it in eggs??

[speckledhen]

I agree that the eggs from other sources should be fine. Good luck with your hatch!

 

[tellynpeep]

Baytril is NOT approved for use in poultry in the US. If used, the withdrawal time (for eating meat or eggs) is... forever.

Reason: It has been implicated in antibiotic- resistant strains of Camphylobacter, which is a cause of serious food-borne illness in humans.

 

[lildinkem]

Back in the olden days, chickens farmers let nature takes its course. The weak will die and the survivors will be stronger.
When my birds got something like this, yes I lost a few, the rest bounced back and are as healthy as a bird can be. They'll pass this strength on this to their babies.
This post reminds me of a horror story I was told. A young girl went to a show out west and was interested in RIR's. There was a breeder who is near 90, I don't remember his name, he has the pinacle of quality RIR's. He gave this little girl 8 chicks. One flopped over and croaked. She freaked and had it tested, it came back Mycoplasma. The young Vet told her to put down her whole flock and start over. She did. When the breeder heard about that he just shook his head. This case was one that DID NOT require killing off $500 worth of birds. If your birds can easily be replaced, it is okay. But, I just rather weed them out and let mother nature do the weeding.

 

[kingmt]

I hope it isn't rude to butt in but I had a question about this. If it was meat birds or eggs in question would it be safe to eat them? Will it contaminate forever or is there a length of time that you can wait to bring birds back without sterilizing?

I have birds that run about 5 acres & there would be no way of cleaning that amount of land without burning it.

Just asking for the education. I'm sorry that you guys are dealing with this. It is better that you was told then just letting you find out. I commend that person for being responsible.

 

[jamieneenah]

Quote:
I just read about Baytril use in birds yesterday. What I read said it is legal for use in birds as long as it is prescribed by a vet (and they can only prescribe if it is necessary to protect the health of the whole flock). It was frequently used with little withdrawal time until a few years ago.

Jamie

 

[gabrielle1976]

Thanks everyone for the infor mation , Today is a new day and I am much calmer (a nice long 2 hour nap does that to you

) Im still looking for more info on this and also for stories from people who have dealed with it . Fell free to PM me if you dont fell like shareing out where everyone can read it.
I want to comend the lovely person who gave me these eggs , She gave them to me so my son would have a beloved pet , I am heart broken that she had to destroy eggs and birds becuase of this and I thank her from the bottom of my heart for being open with us when she didnt have to be .

 

[GracefulBantams]

For those of you that are interested, the seller started her own thread here.
Bless her heart

 

[Glenda L Heywood]

that story about the $500.00 of pure breds is why so many people don't trust pure bred poultry people
I been at it for over 60 yrs and yes you do get it in expensive flocks and eggs
so that story only proves one thing
people keep doctoring and feeding MG carriers
and pass it on to others

sorry for that

 

[Sunny the Hippie Chick]

Questions???

*Where can you get this testing done??

*How much does it usually cost??

*Is there a place you can get it done for free???

*Whats all the signs of this disease??

*Should flock be cured and then possibly be carriers? Or should whole flock be destroyed..

*Does the NPIP test for this too? If so then that source should be safe, right?

This information could help lots of people..


Sorry if this stole the thread.. But this interests me.. Maybe we should all test our birds all the time.. Or always test each new bird we get.. Before it gets to our main flock. Or to test the chicks from each new hatch from other peoples eggs.. This might help stop the spread..

 

[GracefulBantams]

I know that the NPIP only tests for P/T. Now, that is on a regular basis, sometimes they do spot-tests of other diseases.