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Question re: Meets

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Mike Gilbert:
Here in Wisconsin we don't have to check for mosquitos.   We don't look for them, they find us.  But we have very little problem with pox.    I wonder if once they contract it and recover, do they pass on immunity through the egg?    Too lazy to look it up, just thought someone here would know.

Sharon Yorks:
Here is a pretty good article regarding Avian Pox:  http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/disviral.htm
I don't see anything about transmitting through the egg, but it does state that:

"Recovered birds do not remain carriers."

So I would assume not.

Sharon

Sharon Yorks:
BUT...This article: http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/204801.htm

Says: Some affected birds may become carriers, and the disease may be reactivated by stress (eg, moulting) or by immunosuppression due to other infections. The disease tends to persist for extended periods in multiple-age poultry complexes.

Who ya gonna believe?  :o

I'll have to keep looking.

Sharon

Paul:
Ameraucanas get the white scabie sores on their combs and face just like other breeds.

Mike Gilbert:
Here are a couple of quotes worth passing along:

"The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close."

"Many folks want to serve God, but only in an advisory capacity."

"Quit griping about your Church;  if it was perfect you couldn't belong."

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