Respritory Infection?

[saladin]

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I too agree with the breeding from birds that have never been sick or shown signs of sickness. Fluoroquinolone have been shown in studies to eliminate mycoplasma entirely.

 

[gmayberry]

I have not done anything yet!
So there is no need to through anything out.
I asked for advice.
I'll keep an eye on her and stop and have a word with the Vet.
I live in the middle of farm country here and the Vet knows poultry.
Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Clay Valley Farmer]

DO be very careful though, good quarantine is not easy. To be safe feed your main flock first and avoid tracking anything back and forth between the two. Dispose of the litter from the sick bird off site if possible ect. CRC infections can spread very easily, in some cases through indirect contact and they can lay dormant a long time in dander, dust, litter or the soil.

 

[chickchicks]

my birds are sneezing at the mo but with nothing else as i think i said on this site.

if i were to quarentine in the future how would I go about it as I have small ish back garden in england?

 

[gmayberry]

Thank you all for your advice.
I will return the hen to my neighbor.
I have already alerted him to the problem so he can check on the rest of his flock.
I now have a brown leghern rooster and three hens, all healthy and cannot afford to take any chances.
Winter is coming on and my small flock is doing well.
Thanks Again

 

[saladin]

I hope your small flock does well too.

The main culprit for disease in the small flock is wild birds particularly pigeons/doves: that and bad management. So, be aware that you can still get hit by respiratory illness.