Starting Over: Our Experience with Mycoplasma in the Chicken Flock

Рет қаралды 3,736

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to Kakadoodle's KZfaq channel! Here, we share our journey of building a sustainable and locally sourced food system. Our channel is all about sharing our experiences, both the good and the bad, as we navigate the challenges and triumphs of farming.
In this video, we share a particularly difficult story about our chickens and the lessons we learned about microplasma. This disease can cause symptoms like sneezing, goopy eyes, labored breathing, and decreased egg production, and can sometimes lead to death. Our chickens were diagnosed with microplasma after we took them to the vet, and despite our best efforts to cure them, we were eventually forced to make the difficult decision to call them and start fresh.
The experience was heart-wrenching and showed us the harsh realities of life on the farm. But despite the challenges, we remain more optimistic than ever about the future of Kakadoodle. Our goal is to be the most convenient way for everyone to access local food, and we're excited to share our journey with you. Whether you're an experienced farmer or simply someone who is curious about life on the farm, we hope you'll join us and continue to learn with us.

Пікірлер: 86

@VGroot 9 күн бұрын

I'm so sorry you'll had to go true this, its so sad 😔 And thanks for your honest, open and uncensored share of experiences. It's courageous and valuable🙏🏼 Wish you all the best of luck with the new flock!

@shall6967 6 күн бұрын

They literally get it 90% of the time from wild birds.. GOD Bless y'all..i understand completely

@tanyajstolp Жыл бұрын

I hate hard days on the homestead. I'm so sorry. Prayers for your family and animals. I hope you have a healthy productive year.

@Kakadoodle Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tanya. I appreciate that! 😊

@kathyd123 10 ай бұрын

God Bless you for all your efforts! Your sweet people!

@jamesbrown8718 Жыл бұрын

So sorry you lost all your laying hens, and had to dispatch all of them. So strange how sometimes one bad apple can spoil the whole bushel as the old saying goes. But glad you all are not giving up but starting over fresh and going to continue with your egg operation to help bring food to your local community. Was great to see you all today on a video hadn’t seen you all in a while. Always enjoy your content and hope we see more on the coming weeks and months.

@Kakadoodle Жыл бұрын

Thanks James. Appreciate the comments and thanks for watching 😊

@katepopowski5535 Жыл бұрын

Praying for Things to get better soon!

@Kakadoodle Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kate! 😊

@user-pz6sb3eg8q Ай бұрын

A lot of my chickens have mycoplasma but it’s way better now I’ve been treating with antibiotics

@Kakadoodle Ай бұрын

Ya. 😞

@grandmaletta1432 Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry. Praying things get better. 🙏🏾

@Kakadoodle Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@joyadams507 10 ай бұрын

My heart literally hurts for what you went through 😭😭😭

@TimBaker-ld7ir 19 сағат бұрын

Man I have humor game birds and we use dentaguard once a months haven’t had a breakout in 4 years

@nicholashamilton9455 8 ай бұрын

Same here csnt vying myself to do it you encourage me thanks

@Kakadoodle 6 ай бұрын

Sorry. That’s such a hard thing to 😔

@philonda 3 ай бұрын

I just had to cull 5 beautiful bantams my mom brought me because the change in environment did the same to them. I'm still so heartbroken, but it was them, or my existing flock of 15. The part you said about being initiated...hits home. Glad I clicked your video 🤌🏻

@Kakadoodle 3 ай бұрын

Oh man. I’m sorry. 😞. Thanks for watching.

@dragonfluffchickenstuff 9 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry you had to go through all of this. For the future, colloidal silver will treat most chicken illnesses, it's inexpensive and easy to make at home. Best of luck

@dawnlee6058 8 ай бұрын

How much CS in 1 gallon of water? I have a couple of birds with symptoms that I think may be MG. I have 40 in my flock that took me 2 years to get to this point.

@dragonfluffchickenstuff 8 ай бұрын

@dawnlee6058 it works best if you treat them individually or give them straight CS (they can drink it with no issues, alternate with fresh water). 1 tsp per adult birds if treating individually seems work well. If symptoms are more severe adding oil of oregano pills, and garlic pills is effective.

@Kakadoodle 6 ай бұрын

First I’ve heard of that one. I’m sure we would have tried that as well. Thanks for sharing!

@patriciaalbertson5183 Ай бұрын

Most maybe. Not this disease

@dragonfluffchickenstuff Ай бұрын

@@patriciaalbertson5183 i have treated this disease that way.

@mossygreenlog 10 ай бұрын

I'm in the same boat with mycoplasma gallisepticum. Going to try to do an all out and all in next year with new chicks. Bought hens from "swap meets" at a local feed store and that's what introduced viral bronchitis and mg. For now on, just buying chicks from the big hatcheries.

@havefaithfarms96 Жыл бұрын

Oh my, I'm so sorry. But thank you, I have learned from you and will share it. We all must share in order to do even better. A similar thing (not as bad as yours by no means) happened to me buying laying hens from others I did not know and my flock got sick. That taught me a lesson for sure. Now, I don't buy hens from anyone. I raise my own chicks and will keep out of those and sell the rest I don't want. Not that this is even the answer but losing my almost 50 hens one time was really hard on me. Looking at my empty coop for months before I got the courage to start again. My good thoughts and prayers to you and your family. You'll rise above, you are good people with good hearts. God bless.

@Kakadoodle Жыл бұрын

Ahh. Sorry that you had to go through that. But it’s kind of nice to hear that we’re not alone!

@CCteamBlue 11 ай бұрын

Sadly, MG transfers through the eggs and never leaves the flock. I bought hatching eggs and we are concerned the bacteria came with them.

@SeekAfterGod 7 ай бұрын

I lost a whole flock one time I cried like a baby my husband even cried I’ve never seen that man cry.

@Kakadoodle 6 ай бұрын

Ya. This was a hard one. 😔

@chrischavez9492 Жыл бұрын

I have a chicken that keeps coughing sneezing and has bubbles coming out of her eyes I do not no what to do she’s always asleep eating ok but i don’t want her getting my other chickens and roosters sick should I just cull her?

@meadowsultan2393 8 ай бұрын

We are taking 2 chickens to the vet today to be cultured to see if they have MG. We recently purchased them at a show. I am terrified this is what they have but if they do...we will have to make the same hard decision you did. I am so sorry.

@cherylgawne711 8 ай бұрын

Watch Agribusiness Insider for holistic ways first❤

@Kakadoodle 6 ай бұрын

How did it go?

@meadowsultan2393 6 ай бұрын

@@KakadoodleI need to have further testing because $750 later....results were inconclusive. We are going to apply to be NPIP certified this spring and will have all our birds tested at that time. The chickens came through what ever they had just fine and no one else has become sick. Fingers crossed everyone is ok.

@OldPecanHomestead 6 ай бұрын

Oh man....how many birds did you have!? Looks like way more than me and I am distraught.): I just got the test in today to test for mycoplasma, should know next week. I've bought so many birds we were up to about 45 and now this. We are planning to move soon, so I've got to figure it out before I drag it to the new place. My stupid bbs turkeys got it first, I didn't even realize that it was serious and they all mingled...ugh!

@user-ue1my4qz7y 10 ай бұрын

The one with the meet you can eat them and the smaller ones you can feed them to the dogs

@Someone-jc1gv 6 ай бұрын

Hello please how long mycoplasma survives in the Soul? what means did you use to disinfect the soil? after how long did you resume breeding? Thank you😢

@patriciaalbertson5183 Ай бұрын

Maybe years. I learned both Parvo and rabies can live in the soil for 7 years or something. I'm just a person reading about this stuff, and I would check with your local Universities that have an agricultural Dept.

@KRKR77 6 ай бұрын

Did you ever try copper sulfate

@honeytoone8610 5 ай бұрын

I have a question …. Since yall free ranged did yall end up getting it again with your new flock? I was told ,by my vet who diagnosed our microplasma hen, that it’s in our soil now. We can clean our coops / runs but it will always be on our property. Is that not what ya’ll have found? We have new chicks to add to our flock. We only had one that was sick so we culled her. We were just going to deal with it as it comes with antibiotics. We have a laying flock and a meat flock that all free range. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!

@devinatusi5035 Жыл бұрын

Did you ever get the barn rebuilt, you know the one that burned down?

@Kakadoodle Жыл бұрын

Not yet. But hopefully, next spring!

@caryinky Жыл бұрын

We just got diagnosed with mycoplasma synoviae. We have a flock of 50, all loved pets. Im so sad. But we will cull also. It’s the right thing to do. And I will focus on new beginnings. 😢

@Kakadoodle Жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry 😞

@CCteamBlue 11 ай бұрын

MG will always spread between flocks. It won’t help to keep new birds separate. Best advice from a vet was to not bring in eggs or birds from farms that don’t test for it. You must ask because NPIP doesn’t make us test for it. This is the one thing that can also spread through hatching eggs.

@ThatAnimalChannel 3 ай бұрын

Im crying. Its so scary how sickness can spread through the flock. I picked up TCI vaccines yesterday for my less than 20 bird flock, to be split with my vet who has probably hundreds of birds. Its hard to know what to vaccine for when there is so many vaccines out there. It feels like a gamble no matter what you do. I love my birds and its scary to think of the various illness out there, the minute something looks off, i fear the worst. Naive me thought we would be fine on land that hasnt had chickens before.

@Kakadoodle 3 ай бұрын

Hope it goes well for you. 🤞

@cindilowery5574 Ай бұрын

Did you disinfect your coop or run? Barn etc and if so what did you use? Going thru this now :(

@Kakadoodle Ай бұрын

Oh, shoot. I just cleaned everything out. And washed it down with water and had it to sit without chickens for a few weeks.

@cherylgawne711 8 ай бұрын

Bawling watching this 💔 I made the same pepper concoction for my sick girls.. added Moringa & wheat germ garlic thyme oregano All my chooks have recovered and started laying again Agribusiness Insider has amazing holistic ways to deal with all illnesses

@Kakadoodle 6 ай бұрын

Glad to hear they recovered!

@cherylgawne711 6 ай бұрын

@@Kakadoodle please do check out their organic solutions… third world countries have found amazing ways to help their animals… in case you have any other issues ❤️

@barbareemoore4247 6 ай бұрын

I am very very sad for you to have all of this to learn! Thankyou!

@steveconnor5388 3 ай бұрын

This is a sad video to watch I'm going to get only 3 hens for eggs only I wouldn't keep a whole flock especially after watching this video I would have a hard time dealing with the loss

@Kakadoodle Ай бұрын

It was very hard.

@shelbidurham Жыл бұрын

I’m about to have to make this decision as well. We got 5 laying hens from a hen house that infected my entire flock. My question is, do you think the virus stays in the coop, soil, and hay they’ve scratched on? I’m worried about starting over and infecting a new flock. I’m so sorry this is happening!!

@Kakadoodle Жыл бұрын

Everything I read says it can’t survive more than a few days without a host. For us, we let our equipment sit for a couple weeks, then sprayed with a disinfectant. The new flock is in a new hoop house, with some of our old equipment in there. So far everyone is healthy. 🤞

@CCteamBlue 11 ай бұрын

It is a bacteria that infects through dust and lives for a while in the soil and coop.

@josephineswenson8891 5 ай бұрын

Be strong, be a survivor in real life.

@chancefluke7833 10 ай бұрын

Could we have at least seen the symtoms???? I hate videos that dont SHOW the chickens and the effects of the mycoplasma so others can be aware of what to look for.

@cherylgawne711 8 ай бұрын

…definitely should have saved those chooks for the dogs

@Kakadoodle 6 ай бұрын

Should have. Wasn’t thinking.

@traceymarie6707 16 күн бұрын

I’m so confused why you would cull them all if they are alive and eating and drinking and I mean that in the nicest possible way. It lives in your soil and feather and coop so it’s always possible new birds will pick it up again and small birds bring it in so easily. We used antibiotic and hand fed each one it in water then upped their fruit and gave vet rx in water and onto their noses and out of 300 birds we lost two and a year later had one pick it up again so we had to treat again but all live happy healthy lives and it was so worth the time it took to treat them. I’d hate anyone watching this to think you just have to kill all your birds in the most traumatic way for something a flock can live with with careful management and picking it up early in any new cases.

@GiaDougherty 20 сағат бұрын

Are they all laying still after recovering from it? We are going thru the same thing with our flock right now but non of ours are old enough yet to be laying eggs. 😭

@jend7103 Жыл бұрын

My flock has the same issue. Brought a rooster in that was carring disease. My whole happy wonderful flock will need to be killed

@dj8422 10 ай бұрын

But why????? My girls has mycoplasma for years and with a little more care, they are fine...Why do you keep animals if you are not ready to put some time into them??? I hate this mentality. If your family member get sick, do you kill them too?

@Librababy3-n9d 9 ай бұрын

Hi.. what extra steps did you take? What worked for you? I need help 😢

@dj8422 9 ай бұрын

@@Librababy3-n9d I give them garlic at least once in a month, use vitamin drop as well and sometimes make thyme tea for them and mix it in their water. If they get a respiratory infection -as their immune system is weaker-, our vet gives them antibiotic injection, it helps a lot. Usually they have 1-2 infection a year, so as fast as I see any sign of it, I call the vet. By now I've learned how to give them injection so if the vet gives me the antibiotic, I can inject them for 10 days. And one more thing: cleanliness is extremely important, so I sweep the coop every day. Good ventilation of the coop is also important. My girls are 5 years old now and hopefully will stay with us a few more years

@jillra65 8 ай бұрын

@@Librababy3-n9d Denegard 12.5% for 3-5 days, 16ml/gallon of water for treatment and 8ml/gallon per month for prevention is what I am seeing being done by some. Worth a try before culling. I think there is no egg withdrawal. It comes in an off-brand. Tiagard, I think is the name. It must be 12.5%, I read.

@cherylgawne711 8 ай бұрын

@@Librababy3-n9dAgribusiness Insider has loads of holistic remedies which are used in 3rd world countries which work!!

@chadfolmar5900 Ай бұрын

Can you still sell birds?