Question Re MG (myco)

[myhenSunrise]

Hi! So 2 1/2 years ago my birds were put down due to mycoplasma gallisepticum. They were my pets, I couldn’t bring myself to go into the coop and clean it, knowing that it was my fault they got sick (my numbers got way out of control-NEVER happening again). So my predicament is this... my dad brought birds into the coop the other day, before it was cleaned and disinfected. Obviously he had the best of intentions, I know. And the birds were going to be put down anyways since the owner was replacing them with different birds. It’s been 2 1/2 years. What is the likelihood that the bacteria died without hosts? It would have seen extreme weather all around. Super hot/cold/wet/dry weather occurred over those years (90F and hotter in the summer- -35C and lower in winter), and the coop floods every year (which was definitely annoying when I was running birds in it). I HAVE scraped out the coop and let it dry now before rebedding it for them, since obviously it needed to be cleaned now that live animals are in it, I couldn’t make them walk in decomposing bedding. Thank you for any help on the matter.

 

[Peppercorngal]

I don't think the bacteria can stay alive for 2 years. Lets hope not. I'd move to a new coop if it were me just to avoid flooding every year. Good Luck

 

[myhenSunrise]

I don't think the bacteria can stay alive for 2 years. Lets hope not. I'd move to a new coop if it were me just to avoid flooding every year. Good Luck

Thank you! I’ve looked into building another coop, but we just can’t afford to, and don’t have the time. After my old flock was pts, we did install a new drainage pipe, which helped it quite a bit. The water only stood for 1 week instead of 3. When it would flood in the past, I put a lot of high spots in the coop and would hand feed the birds so they didn’t have to go off the high spots. But these ones will be free range with access to the coop, so the flooding shouldn’t be a problem with them.

 

[Eggcessive]

Mycoplasma only remains alive on surfaces around 3 days, so there shouldn’t be a problem. But the problem with bringing in chickens from another flock, is that they may have had something in their flock. Hopefully, they will be healthy birds. It is best starting over with day old chicks from a hatchery.

 

[myhenSunrise]

Mycoplasma only remains alive on surfaces around 3 days, so there shouldn’t be a problem. But the problem with bringing in chickens from another flock, is that they may have had something in their flock. Hopefully, they will be healthy birds. It is best starting over with day old chicks from a hatchery.

Thanks! They appear healthy so far. A little slack on egg laying, but I’m putting that down to them being 3-4+ yrs, and in a new environment. Other than that they’re acting totally normal. Two of the hens I’m thinking are even older than the others, because their faces look pretty wrinkly and pale. Which I noticed in my older birds in my previous flock as well.