respiratory

  1. Thebantyhenhomestead

    Help sick young rooster! Antibiotics arnt helping!

    Hello! I have a 4-5ish month old small rooster that started sneezing and sounding gurgly, so I have been giving one 250mg Fish Mox in water (large cup amount) everyday for 4 days now and I haven’t noticed any improvements. I’ve also applied vet rx. He has very soft stool with a lot of liquid...
  2. R

    Respiratory infection or something else??

    Last night (about 9 pm) when locking up my birds I noticed one Hen (golden comet) was laboring to breathe and had a little bit of a rattle. She had no discharge from her eyes or nose, no swelling anywhere, her wattles and combs looked nice and red. She coughed one good time and the rattle...
  3. kitchenwdinah

    Respiratory Infection (Duck)

    Our duck Boston has been having respiratory issues since November. In November she developed a high pitched cough. It was rare so we thought nothing of it. In January she was open mouth breathing. We took her to ER, she was treated with antibiotics, antifungals, and dewormer. She got so bad she...
  4. L

    can I give my chicken human amoxicillin?

    My buff Orpington is 7 months old, she became sick a few days ago. One of her eyes was swollen and had bubbles in it. But we have started treating her with Neosporin and saline twice a day. But now it seems like she is unable to breathe very well. She raises her head and takes a long breathe...
  5. S

    What is wrong with his eye???

    Hello, My young rooster here is about a year old. Got off work and went to see him, i was wearing a head lamp and i noticed one of his eye were white when the light shined at him. Anybody know what this is? Cataract? Background: Yesterday when i was in the backyard i heard a faint crow. I...
  6. E

    Silkies sneezing - help!

    Hi everyone, I am hoping for some Advice. My 4 silkes are 15 weeks old and this is my first time raising chickens so there’s a lot of trial and error happening lol. So, we went out of town for Thanksgiving, and of course the night we left it rained for the first time since they’ve been outside...
  7. ashgrovechicks

    Gapeworm treated with Moxidectin Plus

    Hi all, we have a sick girl at the moment who we believe has gapeworm. She has been wheezy in her breathing and croaky in her voice. She has been mostly breathing normally (not opening her beak) but she has just spat up some mucus which we believe had red worms in it indicating gapeworm. We...
  8. jessdaiger

    Possible Respiratory Issue?

    Hello, I purchased a 3-month-old black brama and since we got her a month ago she has had squinty eyes, a little bit of a runny nose and is a bit lethargic. They said it could be Coccoidis so we have treated her with Corid in their water two rounds and still she is not better. Her tail is...
  9. Kimmyh51

    Respiratory symptoms video attached anyone had ducklings/chicks like this?

    Video (please ensure sound is up) Sorry you can’t see much,it would have disturbed them to shine a torch on them to light up the ducklings more (my lights are on inside but their container is in shadows) but to be isnt there isn’t much to see, it’s what you can hear. The duckling is in the...
  10. T

    Chicken "colds"

    We recently bought 2 new hens (both approximately 5 months old) from a reputable dealer from whom we've bought birds before. On the way home though, both birds were sneezing. I have kept them quarantined from my flock for over a week and the sneezing is much better. I've been treating with apple...
  11. dmvelez

    Unknown Respiratory Infection - aftermath questions

    Our flock contracted a respiratory illness. They all got sick, to varying degrees ranging from yellow snot flying everywhere and barely able to breath with TONS of rattling in the chest, to just a few sneezes and some lethargy. I suspect the two who showed the mildest symptoms had perhaps been...
  12. GLoucesterChick

    Concerned Silkie labored breathing

    Hi Chicken Mamas and Dadddys, A newer chickn mama here...I'm hoping for some guidance... Have a a group of 7 week old chickens all different breeds. The Silkie (Lucile) has labored breathing at night. Sneezes a lot too. She has always been more sneezy and I wasn't initially concerned, until I...
  13. JessicaJR

    Spreading respiratory/sinus/eye infection in flock - testing versus culling

    I'm a backyard breeder with about 3-4 years experience with chickens. I have over 25 years of experience with other livestock and pets, so I'm not a newbie. But I am at a loss... Background: I had about 25 adult birds in 4 coops/pens. No significant issues in the past year or so. I do...
  14. Ashleegilbert

    Flock with CRD

    My flock has been showing symptoms for a while now, I’ve tried all the natural remedies I could find (ACV, Garlic) as well as vetrx in their water. It seems to help for a day, then it’s back to normal. Symptoms include sneezing, open mouth breathing, bubbly eyes, deaths in a few, gurgling...
  15. jonalisa

    Respiratory honking

    My 7 year old Buckeye had developed a honking respiratory sound a few weeks ago. First it was a couple times a week, but now it's all the time. Tried dabbing VetRX on her nostrils, etc and also on the rest of the flock. I tried giving her coconut oil in case something was stuck. I sprayed down...
  16. WildCHILD400

    Should my chicken be euthanized?

    I have this 3 month old French Black Copper MaranI got from an auction. I have had him about 11 days. For 5 days it was treated with corid water for cocciadstat and for parasites. The first 3 days he wouldn't eat or drink but I force watered him with an eyedropper. He is now eating and drinking...
  17. CPT

    Rooster wheezing

    Hello! It seems like the last few days I've noticed that my rooster's crow seems to get lower and lower in tone, like he was losing his voice. Then I checked on him today, and he is wheezing. His crow now has a very high pitch to it. His crown has a large scab on it when he was fighting...
  18. MasterOfAllChickens111

    Raddling Breathing. Acts normal.

    Hello, again. I was on here before with the same chicken about 2 days ago. Her symptoms of her last problems has went away. Now, she has developed a raddling when she is breathing. It doesn’t always do it but it stil concerns me. The last symptoms about 2 days ago were large vent area, tiny...
  19. R3M1X

    I fear a couple things are going on.

    So this morning, I received my batch of day-old chicks through the mail (I wish it were possible to physically get them from the hatchery because I dislike putting the babies through that stress). They all seemed good and chipper with no signs of immediate issue. I gave them food and water as...
  20. tacothechicken

    Broodys chicks developed chest crackle

    Hey guys! So I let two of my girls hatch a total of 7 chicks a week back. Since then we've had either muggy weather rainfall or the rare sunny 75°F day. They lost one chick two days ago I the night to what I originally expected was chill( there was a rainstorm.) But today I took a chick to clear...
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