Cole Campbell
Chirping
- Aug 22, 2019
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Hi everyone. My baby chicks (-about 3 weeks of age) seem to have some respiratory issue. I’ve been battling this in my main flock, I’m worried that I didn’t wash my hands after handling my main flock and I brought it to my chicks. Does anyone know what this is? I have given my main flock two different types of antibiotics and have not seen great results. They get better but then get sick again. I’ve cleaned out everything several times and it just is reoccurring. I’ve given them TerraVet 200 (oxytetracycline 200) and I am just finishing up giving them Doxycycline 20%. The sickness is characterized mainly by the swollen eyes, very teary with clear fluid buildup, then sneezing, and lethargy. I thought it was a secondary from gapeworm, but I’ve wormed the whole flock (two rounds) and yet the illness still remains and the antibiotics don’t help much. Can anyone tell me what’s affecting my flock? We have lost a number of chickens from this. I’m worried about my baby chicks. What can I do for them to help?