please help, 30 chickens with coryza don't want to cull them

[1muttsfan]

Unfortunately vaccinations do not prevent infection, they reduce disease (sickness). That would reduce sickness in new birds, but would not prevent continued infection or carrier status. You would certainly need to close your flock, and not allow any birds to leave. In addition, you should not go near anyone elses birds, and others who have birds should avoid your premises.

Sad as it is, only culling the entire flock then disinfecting the premises will get rid of the infection.

 

[realsis]

K Vac Coryza has been
developed for use in
chickens. A dose of
bacterin contains a large
amount of inactivated
Haemophilus
paragallinarum. Two
inoculations, given in the
late growing period,
produce high levels of
immunity to protect the
flock, especially in areas
having a high risk of
infectious coryza
outbreaks.
Advantages
K Vac Coryza is
completely safe because
it contains no living
bacteria. It can be safely
administered to chickens
6 weeks of age or older.
It can be used to check
the spread of infection in
flocks where Infectious
Coryza has been
diagnosed.
It can not spread from
vaccinated to susceptible
flocks. The immunity
produced is of long
duration.

 

[1muttsfan]

That is great, inactivated virus vaccines are much safer in terms of disease spread than live virus. Even with 2 doses, though, protection against infection and the possibility of carrier status is not likely to be 100%

As long as there are any infected birds in the flock, vaccinated or not, the closed flock recommendation still stands.

 

[chickadee101]

yeah i know...

 

[chickadee101]

yeah i know...

 

[Twitchy Bee]

this started as a hobby, but it isn't anymore! hobbies are things that interest you and you enjoy doing, i find no enjoyment in squirting liquids down their throat and putting needles in their breasts FOR 35 CHICKENS! IT WAS ENJOYABLE, WHEN I COULD JUST COLLECT EGGS AND TAKE CARE OF THEM AND TOSS GRASS AND SEEDS AND OLD BREAD TO THEM! NOW IT'S BASICALLY A WAR. MANY OF THEM WILL DIE IF NOT MOST OF THEM, AND THE ONES THAT DO LIVE WILL SUFFER WITH IT UNTIL THEY DIE! i REALLY did not want this when i simply bought some chickens from a person off of craigslist!

Im in the same boat. Think I'm going to close my eyes and let the stray in the woods for the fox. I feel bad and got too attached to them. I'm tired of worrying and going over thinking one is dead. I think I will unattach myself from them and let them slowly get eaten by something else. My one got it back and she looks bad. I think its better to let them die fast than to let them suffer.

*edited by Staff*