Americana Chickens Respiratory Issue

[hawkbunny]

Hello, Im new here and also new at raising larger flock of Chickens. Today I have 2 Americanas that are sick. One is really having a tough time catching its breath, the other is very raspy when breathing. Im also broke unfortunately due to trying to restore my home and property as a result of Hurricane Helene. So going to the vet is out of the question right now.

Please help with your advice. I have already isolated the 2 chickens and trying to see if anymore of them have symptoms. Ive put Safe-guard AquaSol in their water and put some vicks in their surroundings, to help breathing.

 

[nuthatched]

Poor ladies, I'm glad you're trying to help them.
Vicks is toxic to chickens so don't put it on them. what is the wormer for?
Any new birds?

 

[hawkbunny]

Thank you for replying. After my post i was purchasing feed and was talking with a lady about what was going on. She told me to isolate, give electrolyte water and use vicks just a little bit on the gullet and under the wings. I did my research and yes there are warnings about vicks being toxic. But there was also many including vets who said to use vicks sparingly. By the time I got home, more birds different breeds were having similar issue. So I added the electrolyte to all of their water, put a little vicks on the worse birds and put vicks on ceiling in the night coops. withing 2 days almost all of the birds were well again. I was wondering is a small humidifier with a vicks like mist would be more beneficial, but since they were doing better, I didnt pursue it. My opinion, not factual is if using vicks be cautious and know it can cause problems, not to slather the bird up, in this case less is more.

 

[Cinnamon Roll]

You can contact your state NPIP testers and ask about getting your flock tested, I would ask about Coryza and Mycoplasma S&G. The testing here in GA was really reasonable price-wise and then you would know what you are dealing with.

 

[Eggcessive]

SafeGuard Aquasol is a treatment for roundworms. Vicks is actually recommended by the American Poultry Association to apply on legs for treatment of scaly leg mites. It won’t help a respiratory infection much. The most common respiratory diseases are infectious bronchitis virus, which causes sneezing and congestion, and lasts about a month. There is no treatment. Mycoplasma Gallisepticum or MG is a common disease that causes bubbles and watery eyes, swollen eyelid, head shaking, mucus from the beak and nostrils, and rattly breathing. It is chronic and lifelong, but symptoms may improve with the antibiotic Tylosin or Tiagard in the water for 5 days. Have you added any new birds recently? That could have introduced a disease into your flock. Here is where to fbuy tylosin online if you think it is MG and not the IB virus:
https://jedds.com/products/tylosin-...9GzWKQjSGqtPvFaiwDsqkwQZspY-6uze6e_B3xFK3oVZA
Dosage is 1 tsp per gallon of water (add water to the powder to mix well. Change it every 2 days.
Keep their eye clean if they are draining or crusty. Plain Neosporin can be applied twice a day if the eye if goopy.