[Victorian Farmer]

This is bad iv never had this but culling must be the op shun and start again with new stock

[TheCaptain]

I've got it in my flock. Devastated so I'm going to have to cull the lot - about 80 birds in total. I got 10 birds from a breeder who was selling up as he had to move. The wanker knew he had it, I also knew he had it but didn't realise it was so so so so infectious - having never had anything like it I was pretty oblivious (ignorant at worst). This bloke has sold over three hundred birds to the unsuspecting public in the South-West.


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[mojocafa]

Do you think I have to cull my whole flock??? Or just the 4 that I have quarantined . None of my others are showing any symptoms.....Yet

[TheCaptain]

from what I've read once they've had it they become carriers - frickin horrendous and I'm so mad with myself.  Getting some of the sick ones blood tested - talk to your vet about it for the best course of action.

[mojocafa]

Ok will speak to vet tomorrow, cheers. Have all your hens shown symptoms?

[TheCaptain]

no, not all, but a soon as they had a sign I dosed them all with Tylan which seems to have worked on the majority of the flock. It is mainly young stock that have the symptoms now so i'm just about to go out and dose them individually. I'm getting them blood tested to definitely confirm it - pastuerella has been mentioned by another breeder I know who has taken some of the birds, but I'm pretty confident as they have that "sweet" smell from the discharge. Totally gutted as we have hatched some absolutely wonderful young stock and have some eggs ready to hatch in about 8 days that may have the disease


  

[WoodlandsDevon]

"This bloke has sold over three hundred birds to the unsuspecting public in the South-West."
who was this bloke in the south west?

[mojocafa]

Just a wee update on my flock. I had 3 cockerel and 1 hen that presented with this condition . Had one blood tested by vet and it was positive. These 4 were seperated  very quickly from flock. Then took 5 other random hens, different breeds , all  blood tested and the results came back negative , so that's a huuuuuggge relief.

[TheCaptain]

"This bloke has sold over three hundred birds to the unsuspecting public in the South-West."
who was this bloke in the south west?

A Polish chap by the name of Arthur, can't think of his last name at the moment. Not just the SW apparently - all the way as far as Manchester...

[WoodlandsDevon]

"TheCaptain":
do you mean SW England? e.g. Devon, Cornwall, Somerset etc

[TheCaptain]

yes, I do indeed. We're North dorset, he was living near the tip at Castle Cary

[Mammyshaz]

Glad your flock sound clear Mojocafa 
It sounds such an awfulmdisease tomend up with. Both for the flock and for the pocket.

[mojocafa]

Absolutely gutted, have noticed today some more have . I think I am going to have to cull, I'm devasted, all my birds are rare breeds.

How did you get on the captain?

How common is this infection?

[Daisys Mum]

I have it in some of my birds, I brought it in from Lanark auctions, if I were to cull them it would only leave me with 12 which are in a separate pen and are clear, does anyone know if it remains in the houses or the run? I dosed them all with Baytril, which meant binning all the eggs for 28 days, it has been suggested that I give them Tylan as that has no withdrawal. At the moment I am getting about 18 eggs a day from 30 birds, not a very good return on all the feed they are eating

[mojocafa]

How far a part are your runs