FINALLY!!! I have something to work with! I was on a while ago trying to figure out why my chicks were dying and my adults were sick. My chicks would get putrid smelling pasty butts, then get lethargic and die within a 24 hours and the chicks were usually under a week old. My adults have had upper respiratory problems with crusty eyes, and congestion. I have also noticed that they stink, and so did the one I just picked up that was dying.
Today, last night, 2 more chicks died and I have 3 that are lethargic, so i am fearing for them. I found a "teenager" dying, and upon inspection when I picked him up, in additon to the crusty eyes which I already knew about, I found him "swallowing", kind of like he had something in his beak he was trying to swallow. I opened his beak to find a bunch of cheesy off-white patches all over the inside of his beak and throat, but nothing was blocking off his trachea. I also noticed that he had the same clogged butt as the younger chicks did. (I dont want it to sound like I dont take care of my birds and i never look at them, so I want to add that i picked him up last night for an oxine treatment and he seemed okay)
Anyways, the chicks that are sick are coming out of the same coop that this teen just died in. Does anyone have a clue as to what it is? I have been treating them with Oxine, have tried Sulmet and Albon and antibiotics for adults with no improvement except for the Oxine, which seemed like it was cutting down on the severity of the congestion. For the chicks I have tried Albon and Sulmet, been treating them with oxine, and have had them on antibiotics for about 5 days with no improvement.
On the other hand, I know this is not pox, which look similiar in the throat. I have had pox outbreaks before, and it just isnt the same. None of my chickens have growths, and the rest dont have anything in the throat, but they may just be in an early stage?
Here is a pic of the throat, the crusty eyes, and the butts on the teen and chicks:
Today, last night, 2 more chicks died and I have 3 that are lethargic, so i am fearing for them. I found a "teenager" dying, and upon inspection when I picked him up, in additon to the crusty eyes which I already knew about, I found him "swallowing", kind of like he had something in his beak he was trying to swallow. I opened his beak to find a bunch of cheesy off-white patches all over the inside of his beak and throat, but nothing was blocking off his trachea. I also noticed that he had the same clogged butt as the younger chicks did. (I dont want it to sound like I dont take care of my birds and i never look at them, so I want to add that i picked him up last night for an oxine treatment and he seemed okay)
Anyways, the chicks that are sick are coming out of the same coop that this teen just died in. Does anyone have a clue as to what it is? I have been treating them with Oxine, have tried Sulmet and Albon and antibiotics for adults with no improvement except for the Oxine, which seemed like it was cutting down on the severity of the congestion. For the chicks I have tried Albon and Sulmet, been treating them with oxine, and have had them on antibiotics for about 5 days with no improvement.
On the other hand, I know this is not pox, which look similiar in the throat. I have had pox outbreaks before, and it just isnt the same. None of my chickens have growths, and the rest dont have anything in the throat, but they may just be in an early stage?
Here is a pic of the throat, the crusty eyes, and the butts on the teen and chicks:
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