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    Disillusioned, frustrated, and confused

    Please know...it's not that I'm not willing to get them tested -- I would LOVE to have them tested. In order to do that, I will have to take a day off from work, drive a long distance, and pay a lot of money to do so. I may have to do all of this, although I wish there was another way to get a...
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    Disillusioned, frustrated, and confused

    Katy, I would not dare sell my birds and risk making someone else go through this. I got this disease from buying my neighbor's hens across the road from our house. He wanted to start traveling and couldn't keep them. He claimed they were healthy and they appeared to be. That's how I got...
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    Disillusioned, frustrated, and confused

    Thank you for the Purple Chicken link. It was helpful to read his post and all that he went through. Obviously, he regrets culling his entire flock when the problem was fixable, so to speak. I look at my birds and just know I could never do it. I agree that the bacteria or virus is probably...
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    Disillusioned, frustrated, and confused

    About a month ago, nearly half of my chickens (25) were sick with a respiratory infection. I lost four but thanks to this great forum, I was able to treat the rest of them. They all seemed to be doing well.... until recently. Now the same "disease" seems to be spreading again with a different...
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    No longer sick but not looking good

    For two weeks, I had my chickens on antibiotics (trial and error trying to find one that worked). They've been off now for several days (and seem to be okay), and I've had probiotics in their food and water. A bunch of the chickens, though, now have rusty brown diarrhea, and they just look...
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    Tylan (Coryza?) question

    Wow! I wish I could have gotten a necropsy done for $30 or less. Our state vet in SC said it would cost me $90! I just couldn't afford to do it after spending close to $150 on supplies to heal my flock. This was an expensive disease (and learning expense)!
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    Tylan (Coryza?) question

    I'm curious about that, as well. I hope someone can answer this for us.
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    Tylan (Coryza?) question

    Scubaforlife, when I first saw them sick with respiratory problems, I started using Duramycin (Tetracycline) in their water, and it had no effect. Used this for 3 days, but the disease continued to spread like crazy. I wish I had started the Gallimycin immediately, but I had to order it...
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    Tylan (Coryza?) question

    Sorry to hear you're dealing with the same thing I've been fighting all last week. I'm pretty sure I had coryza, too. I believe mine are finally getting better. I think the Tylan-50 injections did the trick. We brought one hen back from the brink of death with the Tylan. I'm keeping...
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    Tylan (Coryza?) question

    Wow, it's great that you have studied poultry in college! If I could go back to college and do it again, I would definitely do something in the livestock or animal field. My degree is in Library Science, which isn't helping me a whole lot with these problems! Except how to search for info on...
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    Tylan (Coryza?) question

    Thank you, MandyH, for sharing that excellent website. Great information on the diseases, and I especially liked the "home remedies" and other treatment solutions. I appreciate it!
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    Tylan (Coryza?) question

    I'm so sorry to hear about your Picksey. People who don't own chickens probably don't understand how you can get attached to them. There are some with distinct personalities that are even more special to us. One of my hens (she's sick, of course) would run across the yard and greet me when I...
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    How much Gallimycin to put in 1 gallon of water?

    You guys are GREAT! Thank you SOOO much for solving that math problem for me!
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    Tylan (Coryza?) question

    I know you're right. It's just so depressing when you lose one -- you understand, I'm sure. Thanks for all your help and support.
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    How much Gallimycin to put in 1 gallon of water?

    Maybe this will help. There's 8.8 ounces (a little over a cup) in the packet, and it makes 130 gallons. Still too much math for me!
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