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FlockStart Package For Chickens

Our FlockStart package includes everything your chicken needs to give them a great start in life.

Package Includes

  • Flock Health Assessment
  • Faecal testing
  • Crop Wash
  • Chlamydia Testing
  • Blood Lead Analysis
  • Feather Microscopy
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What is the Flockstart Package?

The FlockStart Package is designed as a cost-effective, one-stop health assessment for your flock. The idea is to give you peace of mind and to ensure that your chickens are as healthy as possible.

Often backyard poultry flocks may appear healthy, but there are common conditions that can affect their health, the production of eggs, and potentially the health of the people that are eating the eggs.

How Much Does it Cost?

  • One Representative Bird – $610
  • Two Representative Birds – $870

What is Included in the Flockstart Package?

Flock Heath Assessment

A comprehensive health assessment including a review of the diet and feeding practices.

Faecal Testing

To assess for internal parasites and other pathogenic organisms

Crop Wash

For assessment of giardia, trichomonas and spirochaetes

Chlamydia Testing

Chlamydia psittaci testing to check for avian chlamydial infections which is a bacterial infection that can cause disease in both chickens and people.

Blood Lead Analysis

To check lead levels within your flock; this is especially important for free-range chickens housed on soil that has been exposed to high levels of lead. Lead toxicosis can not only affect exposed chickens, but also accumulates within the yolk and can cause disease in humans (especially children) that eat the eggs.

Feather Microscopy

To check for feather mites and lice.

How Do I Sign Up for the FlockStart Package?

You can sign up to the FlockStart package by phoning your Unusual Pet Vets team or stopping into the clinic.

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