Hey All,
So I went to auction Saturday and bought 4 chickens. One phoenix roo, 2 silky roos, and one female silky all in the same box for only three dollars each. I never place auction birds in my main flock. I only use them for meat. Feathers for fishing flies and cat toys. The reason I never place auction birds in my main flock is bio security. My fears where proven right yesterday when I got home and pulled this phenix rooster out. My first thought was maybe he got picked on by the other roosters. Under closer inspection, I could see mucus just running from his eyes nose, and mouth. Looks like a bad case of Microplasmosis. Lesson learned is, I should have inspected the birds right after I got them. The policy there is you can refuse to accept the birds. But once they get home, all sales are final. I'm not too upset since i was gong to skin the roosters anyway. I was planning to resale the female at auction but im not. She is a carrier now and i wont be party on spreading illness. I used a brush burner to completely demolish the box that they came in and the surrounding area to kill the bacteria. I will be contacting the sales pavilion tomorrow and let them know about the sick bird. My worry is that the owner willl keep bringing in sick birds if this rooster sick then they all likely are or carriers. The auctioneer even did PA announcement well before my birds, saying do not bring in sick birds. If it looks like something you wouldn't buy, don't sell it. I think about the birds that were exposed in the boxes next to these ones. Not to mention its getting on the hands and clothes of the people pulling the birds out of the box. I'm surprised they let. this rooster sell.
Well, i'm going to dispatch these birds far away from any others. Make sure everything is cleaned up sterilized, including myself. Don't want wild birds infected either
My question is does freezing kill Microplasmosis.? I'm planing on skinning the birds, then cutting meat off. Place it in the freezer to stop any chance of cross contamination. If freezing does not kill the bacteria then I will bury them.
Pic is of the sick phenix taken yesterday, he looks worse today.
So I went to auction Saturday and bought 4 chickens. One phoenix roo, 2 silky roos, and one female silky all in the same box for only three dollars each. I never place auction birds in my main flock. I only use them for meat. Feathers for fishing flies and cat toys. The reason I never place auction birds in my main flock is bio security. My fears where proven right yesterday when I got home and pulled this phenix rooster out. My first thought was maybe he got picked on by the other roosters. Under closer inspection, I could see mucus just running from his eyes nose, and mouth. Looks like a bad case of Microplasmosis. Lesson learned is, I should have inspected the birds right after I got them. The policy there is you can refuse to accept the birds. But once they get home, all sales are final. I'm not too upset since i was gong to skin the roosters anyway. I was planning to resale the female at auction but im not. She is a carrier now and i wont be party on spreading illness. I used a brush burner to completely demolish the box that they came in and the surrounding area to kill the bacteria. I will be contacting the sales pavilion tomorrow and let them know about the sick bird. My worry is that the owner willl keep bringing in sick birds if this rooster sick then they all likely are or carriers. The auctioneer even did PA announcement well before my birds, saying do not bring in sick birds. If it looks like something you wouldn't buy, don't sell it. I think about the birds that were exposed in the boxes next to these ones. Not to mention its getting on the hands and clothes of the people pulling the birds out of the box. I'm surprised they let. this rooster sell.
Well, i'm going to dispatch these birds far away from any others. Make sure everything is cleaned up sterilized, including myself. Don't want wild birds infected either
My question is does freezing kill Microplasmosis.? I'm planing on skinning the birds, then cutting meat off. Place it in the freezer to stop any chance of cross contamination. If freezing does not kill the bacteria then I will bury them.
Pic is of the sick phenix taken yesterday, he looks worse today.
