Thank you Eggcessive!!
It sounds like we are not going to put them down after all... I hadnt talked with my family about it yet when I said we would put them down. It sounds like we are now going to put them in a outdoor cage thats somewhat separated from our chickens, give them antibiotics...
Thanks for the advise. Does it cost much to get a necropsy?
Its such a bummer all the way around (they are really sweet birds and my little sister is very attached to them). They're still contagious even if they never showed signs of being sick right? I hate the thought of putting them all...
Thank you!!! That makes me so nervous that our chickens could get it. :( I think at this point we are going to put the two sick ones down and then try and decide what to do with the seemingly healthy ones. :/
So my main questions are:
Should I get them on an antibiotic? If so, what kind, how much, and for how long?
Will they make my other animals (ducks/chickens) sick if I let them out once they seem better?
What would you recommend I do in general?
Please Help! I think our turkey chicks may have some sort of respiratory infection! :(
Long story “short”, my little sister has recently taken over caring for our animals and picked up 5 turkey chicks from a swap meet on June 3rd. They couldn’t have been more than a few days old when she got...
Ok! Thank you so much!! I actually already have some Duramycin-10. Its been opened, but it doesn't expire till 1/18. It only gives dosages based off of mg tho...I dont have any way of measuring mg. :/
Here are pictures of the first chick. He seems to be doing worse than before. Only one eye is swollen.
Here is the other chick. Both of his eyes look like this one.
Thanks for your response!! I cant see a way of getting them out of the basement at the moment... at least not without exposing all of the other animals to whatever they have. I feel like we did a fairly good job keeping their brooder clean and free of mold, and their food was brand new, but I...
So, unfortunately, I believe these chicks have some sort of respiratory infection, but I figured I would ask for advice, because I am having a terrible time deciding what to do. I have never had to deal with this type of thing before and any help would be greatly appreciated!!
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Ok, that's probably what I`ll do next time then. I wish I had done that this time, but they're in the incubator now and I`m kind of nervous to move them. I tend to think they should do ok in the incubator, but this is my only chance to get babies until next year, so its really making me...