Poultry rescued from hoarder: need NM volunteers
Hi everyone,
A couple days ago 464 animals were seized in a raid on an animal hoarder in southern NM near Las Cruces. This wasn't just a dog and cat situation though: horses, turtles, and birds were involved too. The final count is at the bottom of this post.
Several of the birds seized were poultry who will need to be rescued. Many of the birds are apparently "ailing" (which is media-speak for dying) and in any case ALL must be quarantined.
I've been in touch with Joe Jacquez from the animal control division and he said the birds and other animals are being evaluated for illness, so the ones that can be released won't be released for another week. Sometime next week he may have some numbers for us. The exact roo/hen count is not known and neither is the age or breed of the birds.
At the moment we don't know how many of the birds are healthy enough to make it, or how many will be in condition to be adopted, or what their disease exposure will be. If birds make it through the medical screening, we WILL need the following:
- New Mexico and area volunteers to take in whatever birds make it through the screening, and this will include quarantine responsibilities. I can drive birds as far north as Albuquerque.
- A quarantine expert to answer questions
- Someone who knows about bird diseases to talk about symptoms and remedies especially during the quarantine stage
If you think you can help out, please E-mail me at:
squeaky1974@q.com
Thanks,
R.A. Williams
.... and the shocking tally as reported to the newspapers is:
Birds
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260 pigeons
74 parakeets
12 doves
3 lovebirds
2 finches
1 parrot
40 chickens
12 ducks
2 geese
1 turkey
1 peacock
Other animals
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18 goats
18 rabbits
11 dogs
3 sheep
3 horses
2 cats
1 turtle.
The hand may be quicker than the eye, but the beak is quicker than the hand.
Oh no! How sad - that is so many animals. I'll pass on the word, and thanks for letting us know.
Hmmmm....so what does it mean to quarantine if you are taking these birds in? Is there a risk to your current poultry? Not sure what the protocols are.
To quarantine birds is to keep them 100% apart from your flock: no shared food or watering supplies, separate boots and clothing when you feed them, and you keep them like that for at least 30 days. During this time you care for them and treat injuries but watch for signs of disease. If they have to be given antibiotics for infection, the quarantine period starts after they come off the antibiotics.
What we're all afraid of is respiratory illness. Being moved or stressed will bring cocci or other similar illness out in a bird, but when the illness is treated and the bird "recovers", the bird is a carrier for life and can never be put in with your existing flock.
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