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    Cockerels longterm rattling, coughing for over 2 months....

    Thank you for your reply. The vet said to give 3 ml per day into the water after he weighed him. Total of 2 weeks. After a week he also said to put the girls on 3 ml per day. Which I did and that’s when I put them back together again. I will stop the DE. It would be nice if it would help...
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    Cockerels longterm rattling, coughing for over 2 months....

    Hello Eggcessive, Thank you for your reply. Do you mean by chronic that they will "rattle forever"? There is no smell around their heads. Also no bubbles or anything from eyes or nostrils. No swallen parts in their faces. I clean up the poop everyday. No mould. Also use DE and we live...
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    Cockerels longterm rattling, coughing for over 2 months....

    Hello Janiedoe, Thank you for your reply. The vet prescribed Baytril. It brought the information down so they could craw again. But no other changes in 2 weeks. Their faces aren't swallen and there is nothing coming out of the nostrils or eyes. I thought of gapeworm and bought chemisole 2.5%...
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    Cockerels longterm rattling, coughing for over 2 months....

    Hello Pork Pie, Thank you. I did read this before like so many other. I was hoping that sb had a similar issue. They are ill now for over 10 weeks and I was hoping that someone had a similar thing or suggestions what else I could try. It just seems such a long time.... I hope you have a nice day.
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    Cockerels longterm rattling, coughing for over 2 months....

    Hi there, I hope you can help -please? I have 6 chickens 4 hens and 2 turned out to be roosters (Australorps). They are about 6 months. Now for over 2 months the roosters are coughing /rattling when breathing. Sometimes you can hear the rattling even from a distance. No other symptoms. They...
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