respiratory disease

  1. thunder21

    Is it safe to mix two medication in water?

    Im currently treating my chicken from coryza and I have water soluble powder of Sulfamethoxazole Trimethoprim and Tylosin with Amoxicillin. Is it safe to mix them in 1 gallon water?? I couldn’t find any information about this. Thank you so much.
  2. DanAndQuails

    Treat or Euthanize? — Turkey In Bad Shape

    Hi everyone! I wish I was coming with better news. My broad breasted white turkey, Evelyn, is not doing well at all. Earlier yesterday she was doing fine going after food. Last night she had one swollen eye. This morning both eyes nearly sealed shut and was really acting sick. Not eating or able...
  3. L

    Black Tongue Sore?

    I thought for a while that this hen had been getting bullied, because she had a bare spot on her back. Now today I saw her standing at the top of the roost in the middle of the day. She was breathing heavily and her breaths were raspy and gurgles. Upon further inspection I saw that her tongue...
  4. J

    Video and pics. Help me diagnose 10 week old respiratory illness?

    Hi everyone. I have an 11ish week old Australorp chick (or is it pullet now?) that has been sick for a couple weeks, and I’d appreciate some help in maybe figuring out what’s going on, and how I can best help her. These are my first chickens, so I’d appreciate the input of others more...
  5. I

    Turkeys w/respiratory infection not responding to antibiotics. Help!

    Hello, I need help, please! I have a small flock of chickens and two Bronze turkeys that are 6 months old. I thought they had CRD and got advice from a guy who runs a feed store. He recommended .5 cc Bio Mycin injected over daily for 3 days. We did this and they got worse. After 6 days he...
  6. I

    Help sick turkeys!

    Hello, I need help, please! I have a small flock of chickens and two turkeys. I thought they had CRD and got advice from a guy who runs a feed store. He recommended Bio Mycin injected over daily for 3 days. We did this and they got worse. He said to try it again for 3 days. We just finished the...
  7. G

    Help needed: gander seems sick, with severe gaping

    The gander was eating normally until yesterday (Aug. 4). Yesterday, he ate much less than normal (sudden loss of appetite) and had severe head-and-neck-forward gaping multiple times. Today (Aug. 5), he hasn't eaten much, either, and still has gaping. I gave him water mixed with Sav-a-Chick...
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    • gaping gaping mouth respiratory respiratory disease respiratory diseases respiratory illnes respiratory illness respiratory infection sick goose vet vet advice vet care vet help
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Geese
  8. T

    CORID and HYDRO-HEN

    hey everyone, I currently have a thread “RIR Pullets” which has backstory on everything. Basically have two RIR ~7.5 week old, one I’m worried potential coccidosis and the other some sort of respiratory illness. I just started them on CORID this morning. I have hydro-hen probiotics, electrolytes...
  9. The_Chicken_Tender

    Respiratory and reproductive problems

    In February I posted something about my chicken who was having a lot of issues. At first she was wheezing and panting, and then she laid a weird rubber egg after not laying for a long long time. She seemed to get better, so I thought she recovered, but now the exact, and I mean EXACT same thing...
  10. T

    Sneezing chicken clear nasal discharge

    I recently adopted a pair of silkie roosters from someone who was treating them for leg mites. Its all cleared up now, but there's another problem. One of the roosters has been sneezing and has clear nasal discharge. He doesn't have any other symptoms yet. The other has been yawning, but that's...
  11. A

    Potential respiratory illness?

    Hi all, I've got a chicken with some breathing issues going on, I've listed everything of note below. Name: Trooper Light Sussex hen Age approx. 6 years old Weight 3.6kg Location: NSW Australia, for non Australians we are currently in mid spring Symptoms: Breathing through mouth, more...
  12. TundraFang

    Silkie chick with labored breathing

    I have five Silkie chicks in a brooder. The bedding is pine shavings and they have a heat plate with easy access to food and water. I was outside doing chicken chores and came inside to one of the chicks lying down beside the heat plate panting. The other chicks are fine and moving around. I...
  13. S

    Rattle breathing, partway through Tylan 50 injection round. Some open mouth breathing (its so hot though), some sneezing, headshaking...

    I know this has been written on here a hundred million times already. I've read so much and am confused how to go forward... We had been on vacation for a week, neighbor looking after our hens, came back to these two wheezing/rattle breathing. I'm not sure if my neighbour maybe didn't spend as...
  14. agold23

    First time chicken owner dealing with upper respiratory infection please help!

    I have a flock of 7 chickens right now, my youngest is 2 weeks old under the care of my 1 year old silkie hen. Yesterday I noticed definite URI symptoms in my silkie rooster. He has a foamy eye, swollen comb and sinuses, head shakes and his breathing is definitely different. He is in the outdoor...
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    • 2 week old chicken chronic respiratory disease first time chicken owner respiratory disease respiratory infection sick chicken upper respiratory infection uri
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
  15. saving grace

    Respiratory Disease?

    I decided to post a new thread since the other one just got buried. So, these are all the details. I bought four 14-16 week old standard Cochins two days ago. The seller had them cramped in a very small box on a hot day, and they were obviously very stressed. On the road home, one was making...
  16. S

    Tylan200 Dosage and Treatment Period

    Hello everyone, my outdoors flock recently had some sick birds that I have since been treating with Tylan200 and Vetericyn Antimicrobial Pink Eye Spray. They have had 5 total days of treatment at a dosage of 0.4cc because they are bantam sized birds. So far all chickens have reacted positively...
  17. FluffyFaverolles

    Please help, sick chicken, guessing respiratory

    I have an Easter Egger who is about 8 years old, this weekend we had a heat wave here and the weather was pretty hot but I was making sure the hens were getting plenty of water. I think she has a respiratory issue and I’m really worried about her. Usually she doesn’t like being held but she’s...
  18. F

    does my rooster have gapeworm? respiratory disease? ear infection? if so how do i treat it?

    i made a shorter version as one is very long: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-rooster-is-yawning-a-lot-lately-it-is-because-of-respiratory-disease-gapeworm-or-ear-infection-please-help-me-find-out.1478551/ so yesterday before dawn, my rooster (hes 2.5 years old) was yawning a lot, i...
  19. edoyle

    Very sick hen!!! VIDEO too

    I noticed this hen hanging out by herself and sleeping a lot yesterday and today I found her in this condition!!! I gave her some tylan in the hopes of saving her if it’s a respiratory disease (though I’m not too certain she’s going to make it!!). She sounds horrible!! Any thoughts what it is so...
  20. MyChickaletta

    Hen with Difficulty Breathing, Please Help!

    Hello, I have a hen who's currently having some difficulty breathing. She's one of the sweetest hens I've ever had and I just want to help her get better, so any advice is super appreciated! 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the...
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