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Quote: I'll answer a couple of these, You don't "have" to disinfect your shoes or clothing as long as you keep your footwear and clothing job specific. It may be easier to have shoes for off grounds chores- shopping etc, then the rest of you and your clothing being all over your land. ~but a...

This was a great topic, made folks think. Have you thought about what type of trouble we can create next? I've actually been thinking about compiling the information in Open or Closed flocks to offer the Poultry club, just as a different view on these subjects. Like we have said many times...

This is reminding me of when we got our horse. The more I learn the less I realize I know! Well, more then likely you will be alright...and you know the next word already, this has to be your choice. People have traded, swapped and shown birds now for years. No problems. I guess if I wanted to...

Another thing I learned yesterday, it gives me such frustrated gut a grumble, so, knowing that I along with the best of you, my birds have MG, just like hatcheries in the USA. When it comes show time, as long as my bird is not needing antibiotics, showing illness from the mycoplasmas, ammonia...

Keep in mind that (I sound like I'm giving you a hard time speckledhen) most of the CRD's are passed Transovarian- by egg. Having your own birds fertilizing your eggs, you will be safe- IF you have a "clean" flock. Hatcheries do not test and from what I "understand"..."we shouldn't take the...

Quote: It creates a stress on your birds by adding new, yet if you have a closed flock, you have a broody or incubate yourself, that is keeping the same health issues as you already have. I find it interesting (yes, here I go again) is when we purchase a new bird, put it in quarantine for a...

Good job! I do have to comment on #8, no chickens do not catch colds, of course coryza with stinky yuck is a definite cull, but its come to my knowledge that the big hatcheries do not test for Mycoplamas (MG,MS, and others). NPIP is a good idea to test, yet the mycoplasmas in wild birds in...