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Be serious. Gape worm is not as common as people are led to believe. Please do not turn this informative thread into a arguement where you have to make a point that in no way is reflective of the subject matter.

It is really hard to cull. You can be wishy washy and go back and forth. Watching for signs and waiting makes me sweat. I have had to sweat it out on several occassions through the years. I take super precautions here with this flock. After a few years of being flockless we bought this place...

That's the problem. You say you have it at your leisure to cull. Depending on the disease in question that kind of thinking is what will cause outbreaks that cause other people to loose their flocks. Raising chickens for any reason - even just to look pretty - is a major responsibility that...

Quote: For me there is no other option. I do not raise pets. I raise livestock. My chickens are food, both eggs and meat. I do not and would not ever feed my family, my friends or a stranger a bird that had been infected with visual disease or had been treated with medications. It is not...

This is the most sound advice any one could give. Thank you, Cyn. I hope all new flock owners will take note. In the event of the worst happening culling is very hard to do. It never gets easier either. One reason we have a lot of disease passing around is people refuse to act responsibily...