Congrats on taking a sensible approach to things, it takes a cool head and lots of resolve to deal with a situation like that.Zlorfik wrote:QR_BBPOST I would like to wait because it is highly impractical to decontaminate in the winter time: the sand is frozen, some doors are shut, the pressure washer will not work and would in any case create a skating ring. In the meantime, I like my eggs :) Finally, we take our pullets from Performance POultry now and they will only deliver in April. Therefore I figure depopulate in March, clean scrub several times, bring in newcomers mid-April.
Also, I have a lot of poultry processing equipment but would not dare operate it in subzero temperatures and therefore would rather wait until the temperature is milder to depopulate, particularly if the meat is still proper for consumption (it is with MG) - sorry if I offended anyone who does not support eating the birds, for us it is only a form of respect after a life of producing eggs.
We have all made at least some of the mistakes you did at the start, some of us got away with it, you had the misfortune of getting a bad one in the mix.
Hope we have an early spring to get you on your way to a fresh start.