respiratory

  1. 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...
  2. Kariann

    Ming Ming is sick and I need help, please!

    Yesterday evening, I noticed that Ming (23 weeks old, Sapphire Gem) was wheezing. I listened to her chest and could not heat any rattling or wheezing (so the wheeze was in her throat, not her lungs, I gusss?). There was no drainage in her eyes or nostrils. I isolated her from the flock and...
  3. CayugaMama

    Respiratory Illness? Serious?

    My 1-year-old Silkie Hen has had a swollen face the past few days. I just thought the mosquitos had gotten her, but I noticed today that she has thick white mucus in one of her eyes. And ideas as to what this could be? Should I separate her? Is it serious?
  4. B

    rooster falls over

    Our adult Silkie rooster hasn't been able to make a sound for a couple weeks. We've had him for about 6 months but I'm not sure how old he is. I now can't tell if he's trying really hard or maybe having a hard time breathing? He falls over and lays down, appearing to struggle breathing, for a...
  5. H

    Respiratory help

    It appears I have something respiratory going through my flock. I’ve lost 3 and have a 4th one fighting now. I got some VetRX and am using it but an worried it isn’t helping the one. Wondering if it is protecting the others. Any help is appreciated. I love my hens.
  6. F

    my rooster tongue is attached to his down/lower area of his beak, hes also been acting weak from 2 days, please help.

    so around 27 days ago, i noticed he was yawning a lot and a bit of head shaking, i searched and i found out that he shares symptoms of either gapeworm, respiratory disease or ear infection, he didn't seem to share much symptom of either of those at the time, he was yawning a lot, sometime...
  7. S

    Mouth breathing chicken not heat related

    Hi all, I have a one year hen who has been mouth breathing constantly. At first we thought it was heat related but she mouth breaths all day and night and the weather has been in the 70s. Her comb is maybe slightly paler than normal but she has been eating, drinking, sleeping, laying eggs and...
  8. Goosebaby

    Mycoplasma in Geese

    There isn’t a lot of information out there about mycoplasma, or chronic respiratory disease in geese and ducks other than vague descriptions that are often copy pasted from few sources, so I thought I’d post a useful article I found about it...
    • Goosebaby
    • Thread
    • chronic respiratory disease cough crd ducks egg geese mycoplasma problem respiratory sick
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Geese
  9. T

    Chicken cold, runny nose, swollen under eye, bubble and mucus in eye.

    I have an almost three month old pullet with a runny nose and swollen under eye. It’s only on one side of the face. She sneezes and I believe is uncomfortable breathing from the one side. Other than that her appetite and demeanor don’t seemed to have changed. Are there any medicines or treatment...
  10. Amy Weaver

    Humidifier for congested, sneezing chicken?

    I have a chicken that's sneezing quite a bit, plus congested. She had pneumonia this past winter, and I know once they've had respiratory issues, they're forever susceptible. She's separated from rest of the flock and in our basement chicken hospital. I'm administering Tylan, plus putting VetRx...
  11. A

    How to use Amtyl 500

    I have a bird with CRD symptoms and I want to treat the whole flock with Amtyl 500 tabs. Can I treat the whole flock by adding to water? If so how much? or do I have to crop dose every bird individually? thanks in advance? I’m having a hard time ringing any info on it!
  12. prestoconfuoco

    Squeaky noise from young drake - OK, or respiratory issue?

    Hey all, I have three young drakes in this video - the one in question is my Welsh Harlequin. He was making normal drakey noises yesterday but now whenever he “talks” it comes out squeaky like this. Does this sound normal or is this an indication of a respiratory problem? I know there are three...
    • prestoconfuoco
    • Thread
    • drake drake noises respiratory squeaking
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. DavisHenitentiary

    Cough and lethargy? 🥺

    Hey all, one of my young Orpington hens started having a weird cough today and has been rather lethargic. Her couch sounds like a rubber chicken or that big blue bird from the Pixar short (I can’t post a video) She has no runny nose and has been eating and drinking fine. She also breathes a...
  14. S

    terrified of hurting my duck

    So I have a duck that has had a cough going back over a month ago. I used vet-rx and she eventually seemed to shake it, but the last week or so she developed labored mouth breathing. Taking her to the vet is not an option, and I have been trying things on my own that I hope may have a chance of...
    • Scovyfive
    • Thread
    • cough dosage duck mouth respiratory trouble breathing valbazen
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  15. 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...
  16. RainValleyFarm

    Respiratory help.. PLEASE!!!

    PLEASE READ WHOLE LONG POST Okay guys. I have posted on how many different groups over the past few weeks and really have no answers here. My birds have a wheeze in their nose. It sounds exactly like a being a little stuffy and breathing in and out of your nose. There's no discharge or any...
  17. Emery03

    Silkie with respiratory problems

    Silkie is having respiratory issues , grumbling when breathing, sneezing , horse voice when she makes sounds and a little bit of discharge in one of her eyes. Please, I Need to know what is the best course of action to help her, currently giving her oregano oil and VETRX plus Oregano Oil.
  18. Kirmi8

    DE eye irritation

    Is it possible, or has anyone encountered severe eye irritation or respiratory issues due to using DE copiously? Just wondering if my two new hens are experiencing this, as they are absent of any other symptom other than sneezing occasionally and some eye discharge. They have treated with oxy...
  19. T

    MG in flock. CULL?

    Hello everyone. I am in desperate need of input on my current situation. Back story: Purchased some chickens from another person and quarantined them for about a month away from one of my current flocks. All seemed well, so I moved them into a holding pen that I have set up inside one of my...
  20. slukeplass22

    7 yr Sussex hen breathes fast as she sleeps

    I noticed a bit over a week ago that my almost 7 year old Sussex hen (she will be 7 on 3/14) is breathing fast when she sleeps. I've been trying to diagnose the problem and provide treatment but I've had no avail. Read carefully as this isn't the normal "hen has labored breathing" case. Her...
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