sending some birds for necropsy....

[shelleyd2008]

I finally got in touch with the dept. of ag, and the woman is going to meet me somewhere next week to either take some blood samples or some birds to the lab for necropsy. So now I guess I need to figure out which ones I want killed to find out

This so sucks!! I think I'll just quit having chickens. If I have to cull my whole flock, I don't know what I'll do!!

 

[TheOLDNewChick]

I'm so sorry!

Hopefully they can just take a few blood samples and find out what's going on with your flock. We all have rough patches, I recently had to cull several quail due to deformation & illness. Keep your head up, it's all a part of the "business".

 

[redhen]

aww Shelley! i am really so sorry you are dealing with this! this is my worst nightmare! i feel so bad for you!

 

[maplesky7]

for you.

and

one for redhen.


there there.


hugs and prayers,
g

 

[turney31]

keeping my fingers crossed for you! Micah

 

[adoptedbyachicken]

Shelley I'm so sorry to hear of your situation however know that getting tested is the best thing to do. You need to know what this is in order to know what to do about it. Hold some hope that it's one of the treatable things. Meanwhile please be very careful about bio-security. Use boots in your coop and pens that do not go anywhere else but, and do not allow any birds or eggs to leave your property till you know. Go to places that people that have birds also go only in clean clothes before you care for your birds that day.

Been in your shoes, with isolation, it's lots of extra work, but it's the right thing to do. ((((hugs))))

 

[adoptedbyachicken]

Shelley what ever happened on this? Did they do some testing? Still hoping for the best for you and your flock.

 

[PineBurrowPeeps]

I'm sorry, I must have missed it. What is going on with your flock hun?

 

[shelleyd2008]

I'm still waiting on her to get back with me. It's been a week, so looks like I need to call her again.