Newbie, thanks for the great community!!

[The Long Table Farm]

@chrissynemetz thank you, it was pretty rough. We always see all our girls as more than just birds, everybody gets a name and becomes part of the family.

 

[DobieLover]

I'm so sorry you had to do that. I simply can't imagine being in your shoes being forced to make the same decision. You did the right thing.

 

[TwoCrows]

So we had a sick blue maran I separated her from the rest of the girls; she got bad enough I had to put her down last week, then our cuckoo maran and our little egger got sick... It looks undeniably like MG/MS.... Snotty nostrils, goopy eyes, coughing and sneezing, lethargy...... In talking to the woman we got 6 of our birds (all the ones that started getting sick) from, she mentioned that she remembered her vet diagnosis MG and giving her antibiotics; but she didn't know enough to know the ramifications of MG/CRD in a flock.
Long story short we are going to cull the whole flock. My wife, kids and I are crushed.

Yesterday I culled our entire flock, it was really hard; but I absolutely know it was the right thing to do. We're going to grieve, sanitize everything and rebuild.
This was a very painful lesson in Bio-security; one we will not soon forget.

Oh my heart goes out to you. Very tough decision to make, emotionally crushing.

 

[drumstick diva]

Heartbreaking but the right decision.

 

[Backyard Hencam]

Yesterday I culled our entire flock, it was really hard; but I absolutely know it was the right thing to do. We're going to grieve, sanitize everything and rebuild.
This was a very painful lesson in Bio-security; one we will not soon forget.

I can't even imagine your sadness but it sounds like you had no other choice. We've all made mistakes and have learned and grown. Best of luck with your new flock!

 

[The Long Table Farm]

Thank you to everyone who sent out well wishes.
I still forget some mornings when I'd typically open up the coop that they're gone.
We've put in an order for more chicks, they'll be here mid-September.... Pictures to follow.

 

[BlueHorse17]

Welcome to BYC!