Silence Is Not Golden Here

[Conan]

I hope it isn't Marek's.
I may be wrong but it seems like you bring in a lot of birds from a lot of places.
Do you quarantine your new birds far away from your original flock?

This is one of those things that I NEVER thought about before joining this site. It really makes me just want to always hatch my own eggs from my own hens.

 

[BlackHackle]

At the moment it took out a $700 trio of IxWorths, a $200 Light Sussex Pullet, and half of my bantams are showing the same signs

 

[Conan]

Do chickens have a problem with high levels of metals in their water?

I do quarantine for a month before mixing

Absolutely. In fact, it is one of the things that can look like Mareks.

 

[BlackHackle]

Absolutely. In fact, it is one of the things that can look like Mareks.

Then that must be the cause. I just started putting my chickens on an old wells water and ever since I've been loosing them

 

[Kiki]

This is one of those things that I NEVER thought about before joining this site. It really makes me just want to always hatch my own eggs from my own hens.

I don't think most new chicken owners think about it either.

I think everyone should learn about how serious chicken disease are and how easily they are spread before they get chickens but how in the world would a non chicken owner ever know there is such a think to learn about?

Not sure if that came out right but hopefully it makes some sense.

I also don't think many understand that is is just wrong (in my eyes) to sell sick birds yet they continue to do so.
Close your flock and try to breed for resistance.

 

[Conan]

Then that must be the cause. I just started putting my chickens on an old wells water and ever since I've been loosing them

Aha! What water were they on before?

 

[BlackHackle]

Aha! What water were they on before?

Filtered town water

 

[Kiki]

Then that must be the cause. I just started putting my chickens on an old wells water and ever since I've been loosing them

YIKES!


Go change their water now!

 

[BlackHackle]

YIKES!


Go change their water now!

I'll do that for sure!

 

[Conan]

I don't think most new chicken owners think about it either.

I think everyone should learn about how serious chicken disease are and how easily they are spread before they get chickens but how in the world would a non chicken owner ever know there is such a think to learn about?

Not sure if that came out right but hopefully it makes some sense.

I also don't think many understand that is is just wrong (in my eyes) to sell sick birds yet they continue to do so.
Close your flock and try to breed for resistance.

Totally did not come out wrong at all. It's just not in the nice glowy "vaseline on the lens" view of fluffy butts in nice grassy fields image in most heads (my own included) when one imagines a backyard flock of egg layers or fun ornamental birds.
It's always in the back of my mind now.