Salmonella in Chickens.

[Daniel03]

Hi All,
Looking for some more information in regards to Salmonella and how it affects chickens. I've just taken a chicken to the vet to get its leg looked at, and while tests were done they discovered Salmonella in the joint. The vet has told me it is extremely severe issue at hand but so far hasn't provided any information around it. They put the chicken down, and are conducting a necropsy. My chickens currently aren't showing any signs of sickness, i have various pens that are all kept seperate. Was curious if anyone can answer the following questions - I did conduct research but these are ones i cant seem to find answers to:

Is Salmonella curable? meaning removed from a chickens system and no longer able to pass onto other animals.

How do you cure/treat an affected chicken?

Is culling my flock the only way to proceed? (i have chickens for pets and occasionally for breeding).

Will I ever rid my flock of the disease it even if i was to cull it?

Location: NSW, Australia

 

[ChickenGirl555]

I’m not super experienced with salmonella, but I think it’s normal. Think about it, when you eat chicken, your parents always used to tell you to wash your hands so you didn’t get salmonella. It’s in most live chickens, but it doesn’t hurt them, because they practically produce it. Im pretty sure it’s just a bird to human disease, so humans are really the only ones affected. If you don’t like the salmonella, I’d sadly suggest not having chickens. But then again, maybe @sourland @aart @drumstick diva @chickens really

 

[chickens really]

Their are different strains of Salmonella....

 

[aart]

Their are different strains of Salmonella....

Many different strains. Like E.coli, I believe some strains are naturally occurring.
I am not well versed in the subject, but like with any disease organism or parasite I would think the vet/lab should be able to tell you what strain/species it is, how many organisms are present, and what the number ranges of healthy vs unhealthy are...as well as suggest and explain a treatment protocol.

 

[junebuggena]

Salmonella is a normal bacteria present in ALL warm blooded creatures, including humans. There are many different strains. It's kind of like the vet saying there was oxygen in the bird's blood. Doesn't necessarily mean anything at all. The fact that the bacteria was found in the joint is odd, and likely means the bird had an injury that turned septic.