Vaccinations for MG - do you recommend?

[ChookFlyingToTheMoon]

After dealing with MG I culled all my hens. I want to start over but what's the best way of preventing this again? My vet said I can give a vaccination but this makes them carriers? I may want to breed a few chicks from mine once they're hatched and mature but I'm very worried they'd get sick again.
Any advice would be appreciated, thank you

 

[orrpeople]

MG? Mareks (MDV)? Let me know what you mean and either I can help you, or find you someone who can.

 

[Molpet]

MG? Mareks (MDV)? Let me know what you mean and either I can help you, or find you someone who can.

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/artic...educe-risks-from-chronic-respiratory-disease/

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

Keep a closed flock, only add day olds from a reputable source or hatch your own. Almost every time I read about MG and the like on here it starts out with, I added a few hens....

My plan is closed flock and cull for illness, any illness.

Gary

 

[ChookFlyingToTheMoon]

Keep a closed flock, only add day olds from a reputable source or hatch your own. Almost every time I read about MG and the like on here it starts out with, I added a few hens....

My plan is closed flock and cull for illness, any illness.

Gary

It will be a closed flock but I'm just making a new flock through buying and hatchimg my own chicks, so I was wondering if a vaccination for MG will help at all. I didn't buy new hens so I think I may have walked some poop from someones ill hen into their coop

 

[ChookFlyingToTheMoon]

MG? Mareks (MDV)? Let me know what you mean and either I can help you, or find you someone who can.

Thank you, I meant Mycoplasma

 

[duluthralphie]

Thank you, I meant Mycoplasma

Are you talking in turkeys or chickens?

 

[ChookFlyingToTheMoon]

Are you talking in turkeys or chickens?

Chickens

 

[duluthralphie]

What symptoms are they displaying?

Are any dying? Do you free range? Do the birds come in contact with ducks or tweety birds?

Do you have pictures ?


Lot of Questions I know....sorry ..they might make a diff in what to do.

 

[FishMtFarm]

Keep a closed flock, only add day olds from a reputable source or hatch your own. Almost every time I read about MG and the like on here it starts out with, I added a few hens....

My plan is closed flock and cull for illness, any illness.

Gary

I can tell you that even buying from reputable isn't a solid guarantee, unfortunately. I don't cull anything with the sniffles nor have I ever had any die from it. Bought from a few reputable breeders and all of a sudden my flock had it. Never had huge issues with it and it always clears up and only a few birds get it at a time so I am not so threatened by it anymore like I use to.