respiratory

  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. Rielka

    Rooster's Life on the Line: From Fine to Fatal

    My 2 year old Rhode Island Red rooster has suddenly fallen incredibly ill. Just four days ago I noticed he was laying beside the coop, a behavior I believed was okay seeing as he would still get up and move, it just seemed as if he was slightly lethargic. Overtime his conditioned worsened, even...
  5. PNW Blues

    Urgent: Swollen face, genetic issues Cream Legbar rooster

    Hello. Is this life threatening? There are a few issues with my rooster. Beginning with the most urgent, apparently swelling around one eye on one side of his face is a respiratory infection sign. Pictures below. Currently the eye is nearly swollen closed. I posted elsewhere and only got two...
  6. J

    LA 200 &/or Bio-Mycin 200 oral dosage for 5 day old duckling

    I've just saved the last 2 survivors of a clutch of 12 hatched last Thursday by a feral young hen. She has pretty much been leading them to slaughter since Thursday so I today I had enough of hearing their screams and the hawks carry them away. It's also WAY too cold for hatchlings to be...
  7. emmagat

    Antibiotics

    Hey guys, I think I’m in trouble here. One of my chickens a respiratory bacterial infection pretty bad, and some of my others seems to be developing it. What’s the best antibiotic that I can buy? I know Corid is for coccidiosis and it’s for cows, but there’s a dosage for chickens that they can...
  8. topochico225

    Possible Nystatin aspiration in pullet? Help!!

    Hello! I've posted yesterday and today about my 8 month old RIR pullet Mahalia, who's having some respiratory issues. We took her to the vet yesterday and she was diagnosed with an oral yeast infection and prescribed 5ml of liquid Nystatin orally 2x a day for a week. About 10 minutes ago when...
  9. prettylittlehens

    HELP! Respiratory illness? Which meds to give?

    Can anyone help me figure out the best course of meds for my flock? I’m stumped. My beautiful EE rooster (1yo) suddenly passed last night- I noticed his comb was very dark purple so I brought him inside thinking he had possibly gotten frostbite (it has been in the teens/twenties a few nights...
  10. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Clear, thick discharge from beak - Hyper-salivation?

    Hi all, today while I was free ranging my hens, I noticed my 19 month old Barred Rock chicken had her mouth open and was acting as though she were about to sneeze. She'd keep it open for a second, then forage for a second, lift her head up and open her beak, and repeat. Initially I thought she...
  11. allebasi4

    Help please! Pullet wheezing

    I have a 12 week pullet who I noticed is wheezing today, so I think she's only been like this for a day or so. It has been very cold and wet for our area the past week or so. I just put down straw a couple days ago that was super dusty so I'm hoping that didn't cause this. Her breathing is...
  12. Qualien

    Respiratory illness

    I've got a strange respiratory illness moving through my flock. So far none of my chickens have died from it. it started with one of my roosters. He was fine that morning, running around picking as usual. 20 min. Later he was falling over, couldn't stand up, he was wheezing, and had thick ropy...
  13. E

    Respiratory illness or gapeworm? Unsure which or how to treat! Help!

    I have four chooks. Three of them grew up together and are 12 weeks old. The other is 2 years old. They are all around each other and live together now. One of the 12 week olds Inari was making some weird noises when cuddling for about a week now. Since she is eating, drinking, and acting...
  14. NatalieP

    Chicken wheezing non stop, respiratory, worms, or something else?

    On Thursday we mowed the lawn and threw a lot of dust in the air since there isnt any grass right next to the coop. Friday after work I noticed my 5 month old chicken wheezing almost like an accordion and occasionally barks (see video). We also had a slight increase in temperature after several...
  15. Arbutus Peregrine

    Wildfires and smoke — hazardous air quality — Herbs for respiratory health?

    We are experiencing the worst air quality in the world today here in Portland, Oregon due to wildfires ... not something to brag about. My chickens are hanging in there and I’ve given them loads of extra trreats...but I’m wondering if there’s more I can do? Thinking about soaking herbs for...
  16. K

    possible mycoplasma in 4 week old silkie taking Baytril

    Hello, I'm a first time chick mom, 3 weeks ago I got 9 1-week old chicks (7 of them from one pair of parents and 2 of them from another, from the same breeder, no MG free certifications here in a small city in mexico) they had been all raised together for at least 4 weeks, and were all...
  17. W

    Coryza or MG? Need advice, large flock

    I recently brought home 3 7ish week hens. I quarantined for 1 week (realizing that wasn’t enough). They were then moved to the farm side with my 35+ Free ranging flock but isolated in a smaller coop. The oldest chick is now showing respiratory symptoms. She is a Black Copper Maran. One eye is...
  18. Squeak61

    Swollen bubbly eye/face

    My chicken has an extremely swollen face and a bubbly eye, but only on one side of her face. She’s not sneezing, acting oddly, or breathing weirdly, but she is frequently shaking her head. Please help, I don’t know what I can do for her. I called my vet, but she has not gotten back to me yet...
  19. M

    Gapeworm or respiratory????

    I’m not sure if I should treat for gape or respiratory issues??? She just started doing this this monring. I got her from someone about 6 months ago and she’s always been raspy sounding but I never really worried about it becuase there were no other symptoms. No discharge from the eyes or nasal...
  20. S

    Chicken wheezing

    One of our cockerels is wheezing, and his crop is hard. We're thinking he's probably swallowed something that's obstructing his airway. He occasionally looks like he's going to throw something up. He seems to have a reduced appetite as well, and he keeps scratching his face with his foot as if...
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