Newcastle Disease : How long does it last in your coop

[Laurel09]

hello everyone, I had a hen which i got from my i got from my grand parents.They have a large flock and i asked them if they could give one light sussex hen since i didn't that breed in my flock.They agreed give me one.

We agreed that they would give the hen to a friend who was coming to where i stay, and they gave her the hen and she came with it but when she arrived i wasn't around and she went on to give the hen to someone else who keeps chickens so than that the hen wouldn't be stressed since it was alone.

So when i came back i went to collect the hen and when i got to where i was kept i noticed that my hen was quarantined together with other hens which i think were sick. I went home with it and i also quarantined it to avoid spread of any disease to my flock and within 3 days the hen died.


I did some research on the internet to find out what had killed my hen and according to all the symptoms it seemed to be exactly newcastle. I might have been wrong but that is what i found.

Now i need to reuse the coop which i had recently used to quarantine the hen but I'm not sure if its safe.The coop has been open for about a month now. There has been air flow into the coop since i removed the roof and direct sunlight and heat of around 32 degree celsius hitting on the coop for a month and i recently cleaned and sprayed the whole thing with undiluted white vinegar.

So is it safe to re-introduce chickens to the coop assuming that the bird did really die because of newcastle?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

hello everyone, I had a hen which i got from my i got from my grand parents.They have a large flock and i asked them if they could give one light sussex hen since i didn't that breed in my flock.They agreed give me one.

We agreed that they would give the hen to a friend who was coming to where i stay, and they gave her the hen and she came with it but when she arrived i wasn't around and she went on to give the hen to someone else who keeps chickens so than that the hen wouldn't be stressed since it was alone.

So when i came back i went to collect the hen and when i got to where i was kept i noticed that my hen was quarantined together with other hens which i think were sick. I went home with it and i also quarantined it to avoid spread of any disease to my flock and within 3 days the hen died.


I did some research on the internet to find out what had killed my hen and according to all the symptoms it seemed to be exactly newcastle. I might have been wrong but that is what i found.

Now i need to reuse the coop which i had recently used to quarantine the hen but I'm not sure if its safe.The coop has been open for about a month now. There has been air flow into the coop since i removed the roof and direct sunlight and heat of around 32 degree celsius hitting on the coop for a month and i recently cleaned and sprayed the whole thing with undiluted white vinegar.

So is it safe to re-introduce chickens to the coop assuming that the bird did really die because of newcastle?

I'm sorry for your loss.

What state do you live in?
Did you get confirmation that the hen died from Newcastle?
It's hard to know the length of time that you would wait to re-use the quarantine coop.
You may find both links below helpful. One is a good snapshot of common diseases that chickens can have, the other talks about the lifespan of certain diseases, there's a chart down toward the bottom.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vm011

 

[Folly's place]

You don't have a diagnosis, you have a guess, so who knows? If it's something like Mycoplasma, every bird you have is still carrying the disease, so unless all your birds are dead and gone, it doesn't matter.
Air flow will spread organisms around, not kill them, depending on what's there. Vinegar is not a disinfectant either.
I don't think this is answerable given the lack of information here.
Mary

 

[Aunt Angus]

Newcastle disease is seriously bad juju. Here in California, we are all terrified of it, and So Cal is in a state of quarantine and mandatory euthanasia because of it.

If you think your chicken had vND, you need to take extreme caution so as not to spread it. It is almost always fatal in chickens, and it's usually fatal within a couple of days to a week of contracting it. Did the chickens your hen was kept with all die, too? The flock would likely have been decimated very quickly if it was vND. You may need to report it to authorities, and you should certainly tell the friend who was keeping her for you.

I don't know how long you'd have to wait, and I can't find any info online, but I wouldn't want to take any chances. I'd check with a local avian specialist. Given how bad things are in So Cal, I personally would wait until I had a definitive answer. Or else I'd not use the coop ever again. Millions of chickens here in Cali (that's not hyperbole, either) have been euthanized because of vND.

 

[pennyJo1960]

There have been instances of state coming to euthanize birds there yes I talked to vet friend there

 

[Aunt Angus]

There have been instances of state coming to euthanize birds there yes I talked to vet friend there

It was all over the news for a bit there. The last confirmed case was in September. The quarantine is still in place. Birds nor eggs can be shipped to, from, or even through Southern California.

I would try to get vND confirmed. Ars there corpses that can be necropsied?

 

[pennyJo1960]

only if they save them

 

[Ms Biddy]

Hi @Laurel09 where are you located? Unless the flock your bird was with was in a Newcastle quarantine zone, it was probably something else. If the flock was in or near the quarantine zone, the death should be reported to CDFA so the rest of the flock can be tested. The standard being followed here in CA is 120 days after confirmed infection for a premises to be considered clear if no further positives occur.

 

[Laurel09]

Newcastle disease is seriously bad juju. Here in California, we are all terrified of it, and So Cal is in a state of quarantine and mandatory euthanasia because of it.

If you think your chicken had vND, you need to take extreme caution so as not to spread it. It is almost always fatal in chickens, and it's usually fatal within a couple of days to a week of contracting it. Did the chickens your hen was kept with all die, too? The flock would likely have been decimated very quickly if it was vND. You may need to report it to authorities, and you should certainly tell the friend who was keeping her for you.

I don't know how long you'd have to wait, and I can't find any info online, but I wouldn't want to take any chances. I'd check with a local avian specialist. Given how bad things are in So Cal, I personally would wait until I had a definitive answer. Or else I'd not use the coop ever again. Millions of chickens here in Cali (that's not hyperbole, either) have been euthanized because of vND.

Actually i'm in Africa. And the authorities here in the region where i live don't even care about backyard flocks or anything, they are not as civilized like in countries where most of you guys live.Reporting won't help and for sure. I know there is no way they will test any chicken for diseases, they just ignore, so you kind of have to take care of your own business and that's the way it is here, everything is just DIY here and I'm very sure i won't find any vet doctor anywhere around so that's why i came to ask here,the only place where i have been getting help since i fell in love with chickens(BYC).

I heard there were cases of the disease in some parts of the country but no near where i am,I'm just assuming the worst so if anyone is going to provide answers, lets just work with the assumption that we are dealing with newcastle just to stay in the safe zone .

 

[Laurel09]

I'm sorry for your loss.

What state do you live in?
Did you get confirmation that the hen died from Newcastle?
It's hard to know the length of time that you would wait to re-use the quarantine coop.
You may find both links below helpful. One is a good snapshot of common diseases that chickens can have, the other talks about the lifespan of certain diseases, there's a chart down toward the bottom.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vm011

Actually i'm in Africa. And the authorities here in the region where i live don't even care about backyard flocks or anything, they are not as civilized like in countries where most of you guys live.Reporting won't help and for sure. I know there is no way they will test any chicken for diseases, they just ignore, so you kind of have to take care of your own business and that's the way it is here, everything is just DIY here and I'm very sure i won't find any vet doctor anywhere around so that's why i came to ask here,the only place where i have been getting help since i fell in love with chickens(BYC).

I heard there were cases of the disease in some parts of the country but no near where i am,I'm just assuming the worst so if anyone is going to provide answers, lets just work with the assumption that we are dealing with newcastle just to stay in the safe zone .

i will try using your links,thanks a lot

Hi @Laurel09 where are you located? Unless the flock your bird was with was in a Newcastle quarantine zone, it was probably something else. If the flock was in or near the quarantine zone, the death should be reported to CDFA so the rest of the flock can be tested. The standard being followed here in CA is 120 days after confirmed infection for a premises to be considered clear if no further positives occur.

Hi @Laurel09 where are you located? Unless the flock your bird was with was in a Newcastle quarantine zone, it was probably something else. If the flock was in or near the quarantine zone, the death should be reported to CDFA so the rest of the flock can be tested. The standard being followed here in CA is 120 days after confirmed infection for a premises to be considered clear if no further positives occur.

Actually i'm in Africa. And the authorities here in the region where i live don't even care about backyard flocks or anything, they are not as civilized like in countries where most of you guys live.Reporting won't help and for sure. I know there is no way they will test any chicken for diseases, they just ignore, so you kind of have to take care of your own business and that's the way it is here, everything is just DIY here and I'm very sure i won't find any vet doctor anywhere around so that's why i came to ask here,the only place where i have been getting help since i fell in love with chickens(BYC).

I heard there were cases of the disease in some parts of the country but no near where i am,I'm just assuming the worst so if anyone is going to provide answers, lets just work with the assumption that we are dealing with newcastle just to stay in the safe zone .