2 New Pullets sneezing

[jabou29]

Hi, I just got 2 new pullets around a month ago. One EE and one Olive egger. Well the EE sneeze when we where driving home and kept doing it even after 2 weeks but I really didn’t think much of it as I thought it might be the shavings but now the they’re both sneezing and have clear liquid coming out of their noses but it does crust over. Both are eating, drinking and pooping normal. No diarrhea and no swelling on any part of their bodies. I’m unsure if they have something but the Olive Egger sounds congested. I’m not sure if they just have allergies or if it could be something more serious. The person I bought them from did give me some medicine to inject into them but idk what it was. Nothing changed though. I was thinking to give them Tylan 50 to see if that would help clear it up. I haven’t introduced them to my other flock yet and I’m taking precautionary measures to not get any other of chickens sick if it is something like a virus. The week that I did go pick them up we did have crazy weather. It dipped to upper 20’s with wind and than 80’s within a couple of hours. So maybe they caught a cold. No like a human cold though.
I’ve purchased from this lady as well before and never had a problem.

 

[Eggcessive]

What is going on with the pullet’s eyes in the first picture? Have you seen eye bubbles/foam or swollen eyelids in either of the pullets? Sneezing only might be a sign of infectious bronchitis, but foamy or crusty eyes and nasal drainage may be signs of mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG,) a chronic respiratory disease. Infectious bronchitis virus will not respond to Tylan or other antibiotics, and lasts about a month. It makes survivors carriers for 5-12 months, but they are usually okay. Wrinkled eggs shells can be a sign. MG, on the other hand, makes them carriers for life. Symptoms can respond to Tylan or tylosin, but the disease is never cured. There can be setbacks with symptoms again later. So, either of those diseases can be passed to your chickens. Here is a good article about those 2 and other diseases:
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ps044

 

[Wyorp Rock]

The person I bought them from did give me some medicine to inject into them but idk what it was. Nothing changed though. I was thinking to give them Tylan 50 to see if that would help clear it up. I haven’t introduced them to my other flock yet and I’m taking precautionary measures to not get any other of chickens sick if it is something like a virus.

You still have the bottle of "medicine" the lady gave you when you got them?
If you do, then please post a photo.
Without testing, there's not way to know what you are dealing with. Possibly Infectious Bronchitis, could be Mycoplasma.

It's not that good of news, to me anyway, that they were sent with medication. Personally, I would not add sick birds to an existing flock and instead cull. I understand, that's not what most are willing to do.
Respiratory illnesses make birds carriers for life, so if they do have Mycoplasma, then it will spread to your others. Taking precautions might help prevent spread, but how long are you going to be able to keep that up?

Tylan can treat Symptoms of Mycoplasma, but it's not cure. Tylan50 injectable dose is 0.25ml per pound of weight given orally 3 times a day for 5 days in a row.

 

[jabou29]

You still have the bottle of "medicine" the lady gave you when you got them?
If you do, then please post a photo.
Without testing, there's not way to know what you are dealing with. Possibly Infectious Bronchitis, could be Mycoplasma.

It's not that good of news, to me anyway, that they were sent with medication. Personally, I would not add sick birds to an existing flock and instead cull. I understand, that's not what most are willing to do.
Respiratory illnesses make birds carriers for life, so if they do have Mycoplasma, then it will spread to your others. Taking precautions might help prevent spread, but how long are you going to be able to keep that up?

Tylan can treat Symptoms of Mycoplasma, but it's not cure. Tylan50 injectable dose is 0.25ml per pound of weight given orally 3 times a day for 5 days in a row.

She didn’t give me a bottle and she gave it to me after I let her know that they where sneezing so that was 2 weeks after I picked them up from her.

 

[jabou29]

What is going on with the pullet’s eyes in the first picture? Have you seen eye bubbles/foam or swollen eyelids in either of the pullets? Sneezing only might be a sign of infectious bronchitis, but foamy or crusty eyes and nasal drainage may be signs of mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG,) a chronic respiratory disease. Infectious bronchitis virus will not respond to Tylan or other antibiotics, and lasts about a month. It makes survivors carriers for 5-12 months, but they are usually okay. Wrinkled eggs shells can be a sign. MG, on the other hand, makes them carriers for life. Symptoms can respond to Tylan or tylosin, but the disease is never cured. There can be setbacks with symptoms again later. So, either of those diseases can be passed to your chickens. Here is a good article about those 2 and other diseases:
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ps044

she just was closing her eyes when I took the photo. No swelling or any liquid coming out from the eyes. If it comes to it I’ll return them to her but sadly they will be culled. I feel horrible to have to cull them but I don’t want to get any of my other hens sick.

 

[Eggcessive]

It is always a risk when adding new birds from another flock into yours. That is why most people quarantine for a month away from their healthy chickens. Getting a necropsy by the state vets is the best way to see what is going on. You must keep the body cold, but not frozen, and take it in on M-F. Here is a list of state vets to contact:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

 

[jabou29]

It is always a risk when adding new birds from another flock into yours. That is why most people quarantine for a month away from their healthy chickens. Getting a necropsy by the state vets is the best way to see what is going on. You must keep the body cold, but not frozen, and take it in on M-F. Here is a list of state vets to contact:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

Yeah, I understand completely but it does bother me though as I was already getting attached to them.

 

[jabou29]

Update: I took them back to the breeder. Sadly she is going to cull them but she was even taken aback on how they are healthy and good in weight except for the runny nose and sneezing. She’s going to go get their bodies tested to see what happened and why they got sick since the EE was sneezing a few days after I picked them up. Thank you all for the advice and on what they could’ve had.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Update: I took them back to the breeder. Sadly she is going to cull them but she was even taken aback on how they are healthy and good in weight except for the runny nose and sneezing. She’s going to go get their bodies tested to see what happened and why they got sick since the EE was sneezing a few days after I picked them up. Thank you all for the advice and on what they could’ve had.

I'm sorry about that, I'm sure it was a difficult decision to make.
Hopefully she will stay in contact with you and let you know the results.