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    Respiratory disease or gape worm??

    What were they suggesting the acidified copper sulfate for? It really is not a treatment for a respiratory disease or gapeworm. ACV is sometimes recommended to thin out secretions with a respiratory infection. But whether or not it helps is the question. I have used ACV routinely, but just...
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    Respiratory disease or gape worm??

    Acidified copper sulfate (not copper sulfate) is used mostly to treat canker and sometimes for sour crop in chickens. It can be dangerous if too much is given. Personally I would not be using it for this particular problem. Apple cider vinagar is kind of overrated as a home remedy by people with...
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    Respiratory disease or gape worm??

    Oxine is perfectly safe, and is just a good disinfectant product that can also be used for inhalation treatments. Some use it in a vaporizer in a small area, such inside a dog crate with a towel over the crate. It would be similar to a coup tent or aerosol treatment. Hens can lay those fairy...
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    Respiratory disease or gape worm??

    The most common fungal respiratory disease is aspergillosis. Symptoms include silent gasping and increased thirst. I would guess that they are showing signs of infectious bronchitis, but that would need to be confirmed with testing. The snicking and head shaking sound more like a respiratory...
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    Respiratory disease or gape worm??

    Well, if there is a virus such as infectious bronchitis, then antibiotics would not help. Sometimes it is hard to tell IB from a mild strain of MG. MG usually causes bubbles in the eye, pinkeye that looks like a sunken eye, and sometimes swelling of the eyelid. MG can be treated with Tylan...
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    Respiratory disease or gape worm??

    It sounds like a snick or something similar to a sneeze to clear the nostrils of mucus or drainage, then is followed by the head shaking to cleat her nostrils. She may be showing signs of a respiratory disease or infection. Infectious bronchitis, mycoplasma (MG,) ILT, and coryza are some of the...
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