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the vet said her lungs are clear and strong, which is good. so she said its an upper respiratory issue, not bronchial. currently on antibiotics and the rattle has lessened quite significantly - she is breathing easier thankfully. previously the rattle and gasp could be heard 3 rooms away. still...

infectious bronchitis i am pretty sure. they probably all would be carrying it by now. gasping and rattling most of the nite, then this morning eating, clucking and scratching around.. debating whether or not to take to the vet this morning, but doubt they can do much at all.

shes been in this yard for over 3 years, the only new thing recently was a dusting of Pestene about a week ago. i used it in the bedding too as instructed. its been hot here so i dont think there would be mould in anything...maybe there is a reaction to the dusting, but the other chooks are all...

hi i noticed a few days ago one of my Australorps (3 1/2 yrs old) has been breathing quite heavily. it has increased a bit now to include a rasping sound. she still looks great and alert but i think she is eating a bit less than normal. she stopped laying 6 months ago but has been v healthy...

Are you hand dosing them with a syringe? I always get worried they don't drink enough of the treated water when medicating, so i give them a good syringe full of the liquid, then at least i know they are getting it..

oops, sorry if the info on that site was wrong, ive found info on that blog quite useful in past & assumed it was accurate . is yr sick chook ok? btw - does anyone know how to get thread updates via email? i dont get any come through. i guess there is a section on here someplace explaining how

it should do, see this link for some dosing info... http://hencam.com/henblog/2013/07/duramycin-and-laying-hens/ sorry to hear about your poor chookie,,

at a health food store, or anywhere that has natural remedies

they should have Baytril or similar at the feed store, but i havent used it myself. sounds like they need antibiotics now for sure. luckily i havent had serious respiratory infections amongst my chooks but at any slight sign i give them oregano oil in their feed, or even dried flakes of...

im a novice chook keeper,, but when i introduced my new 2, who are younger than the older ones, i kept them separate for about 14 days (where they could still see each other) and then let them all free range together for a few days before moving them into the main run. there was still some...