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Hello, A couple of months ago our flock was exposed to some type of respiratory illness from meat chickens we were hoping to raise. We have 6 grown laying hens and 2 young ones a few months old. We culled the meat birds, but their sickness still spread despite the efforts we made to keep...

Update: We eradicated the meat birds. The 2 orpington chicks are ok. One seems fine, the other has a bit of runny nose but not too bad. Now one of my 2 year old layers has a rasp and sneezes now and then. She is alert and seems to be eating/drinking. We have her separated right now. We have...

Thanks so much for all the information. The Orpingtons were definitely exposed to the meat chicks for a day or 2, but not the older hens. Would you stick with the medicated feed? If so for how long? Do you think an antibiotic might help, or am I getting ahead of myself here?

Thank you so much for your response. I am going to cull the meat birds. I still need to decide with the Orpingtons. I have them on medicated feed and I am spending time with them. One has a slight nose drip but doesn't seem to be sneezing. The other seems perfectly fine. I'm really not sure if I...

Hello, About 7 weeks ago we purchased 8 meat birds (Freedom Rangers.) They are not well. One died within a week. We thought it was just the runt, small with droopy wings. Then another started sneezing and rasping. We separated it for a while and gave it electrolytes. A week or so past and we...