Biosecurity and when to call a vet

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Biosecurity and when to call a vet

Keep visitors, wild birds, and shared tools from walking disease in. Call a vet for sudden deaths or many sick birds.

Staff · 2026-09-18 · 1 min read

Biosecurity and when to call a vet

Most outbreaks walk in on boots, crates, or new birds.

  • Dedicated footwear or a real footbath at the door
  • Isolate new stock
  • All-in/all-out meat batches with downtime between placements
  • Do not share drinkers with neighbors

Call a veterinarian for sudden pile-ups of dead birds, gasping flocks, or bloody droppings. Read the farm medicine safety series before you open a bottle. This story is not a formulary and does not list doses.

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