Prelim Necropsy results: ILT MG :( UPDATED July 9 2010

[nnbreeder]

Those that are not affected should be fine once vaccinated and the non-shedding vaccine is a big improvement over the other type. It would sure be nice of they made all the vaccines like that.

 

[Jaguaress]

I'm sorry for your losses.


Just for my knowledge, did these birds seem healthy during their month-long quarantine, and then become sick when you put them with your current birds?

What is the incubation period on ILT?

 

[Triple P]

Just wanted to add my two cents before you decided the fate of your survivors. I had ILT run through my flock about 6 years ago. I did not depopulate my flock. Since that time I have not had another problem with ILT. Even though I have mixed non-vaccinated birds with my old "carrier" birds. I do try to vaccinate all my birds once a year for ILT but have skipped some years and not had a problem. I would recommend that you don't add any new birds for a few months and to thoroughly disinfect your house after everyone appears back to normal. ILT doesn't have to be a death sentence. Hope your flock gets healthy soon. I feel your pain.

 

[Chickiebaby8]

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Thank you, Triple P. We are NOT getting anymore birds for a long time. I need to recover mentally before I can risk hatching babits , etc. We have emptied their house of all shavings, burned them (after they were shut up for the night) and scrubbed everything with bleach and water. We did it during the day while they were in their outside run. Roost poles, feeders, waterers, laying boxes, walls, floor--everything. Then we let it dry. The ones that were going to die have died.

I didn't quarantine LONG enough. If I had done the entire 30 days, we would caught it. We did two weeks which is not long enough!

. I lost my best layer and sweetest bird because I didn't know any better.

Now I have two of my original girls presenting with slightly swollen eyes. I am praying the vaccine will help that. I put some neosporin on it because that has helped one of my older birds.

 

[Chickiebaby8]

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I didn't quarantine LONG enough. If I had done the entire 30 days, we would caught it. We did two weeks which is not long enough!

. I lost my best layer and sweetest bird because I didn't know any better.
I don't know if the move they went through before they came to us made them sicker faster. I will ask the doctor Tuesday from the KY Dept of AG @UK about incubation period and post it.

 

[speckledhen]

Sometimes, even a two month quarantine would not have shown any carriers, especially if they were very happy in their new environment. Quarantine is not perfect, but a four to six week one is the minimum, IMO.

 

[Chickiebaby8]

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I didn't quarantine LONG enough. If I had done the entire 30 days, we would caught it. We did two weeks which is not long enough!

. I lost my best layer and sweetest bird because I didn't know any better.
I don't know if the move they went through before they came to us made them sicker faster. I will ask the doctor Tuesday from the KY Dept of AG @UK about incubation period and post it.

 

[manichicks]

Here is the question i would like you to ask...
If you had brought in ceo vaccinated birds and quarantined them for thrity days, is it still possible after you mixed the birds with the general population that they could have shed virus at the next weather change, feed change, molt, 'point of stress' etc? and then two weeks later (incubation period) you would have seen these symptoms? Had your original birds falling over dead? Since somewhere in this thread I read they were rescue layers (a la english battery rescues)/ retired production birds it is likely they have been given that type of vaccine as part of the producers normal protocol for his house.
Keep us posted (tee hee)

 

[JulieZ]

Although my situation is different then yours with the loss of birds, my heart feels your pain all the same. I'm praying for your babies.

 

[Jaguaress]

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I'm so sorry.

Thank you for asking about the incubation period. I'm trying to learn as much as possible because as soon as my coop is finished, I'll be getting birds. This website, and its knowledgable members, are worth more than gold to me.