Antibiotics

[emmagat]

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 take, so are there any other medications like this that can cross between species?? I have some metronidazole leftover from when my horse was sick and I looked up if chickens can take it but I can’t be sure. Please help!

 

[coach723]

There are many antibiotics that can be used in chickens, but you need to know what's being treated for to know which one to use. There are several respiratory virus's that affect chickens and antibiotics won't cure them. If it's fungal or bacterial then some treatments are available.
If it's spreading in your flock then I suspect it may be viral. Some of those will cause your birds to be carriers and symptoms can recur during times of stress.
Tylosin or Tylan is often used for treating the symptoms of respiratory virus's. Metronidazole is used for some things. If vet care is an option for you, I would suggest that, they can test to see what exactly you are dealing with and recommend the most effective treatment.
https://extension.psu.edu/respiratory-diseases-of-small-poultry-flocks
https://www.evolutionfarmvets.co.uk/respiratory-disease-chickens

 

[Eggcessive]

What are all of the symptoms that you are seeing?

 

[emmagat]

There are many antibiotics that can be used in chickens, but you need to know what's being treated for to know which one to use. There are several respiratory virus's that affect chickens and antibiotics won't cure them. If it's fungal or bacterial then some treatments are available.
If it's spreading in your flock then I suspect it may be viral. Some of those will cause your birds to be carriers and symptoms can recur during times of stress.
Tylosin or Tylan is often used for treating the symptoms of respiratory virus's. Metronidazole is used for some things. If vet care is an option for you, I would suggest that, they can test to see what exactly you are dealing with and recommend the most effective treatment.
https://extension.psu.edu/respiratory-diseases-of-small-poultry-flocks
https://www.evolutionfarmvets.co.uk/respiratory-disease-chickens

I’m pretty sure it’s mycoplasma unfortunately. My flock has had it before and it looks like it’s back, but only the young chickens (6 months old) are showing symptoms so far. I brought the worst one inside, she has wheezing, sneezing, watery eyes and nose, and she’s usually skittish but let me pick her right up. Would Tylan work for most respiratory things in chickens though?

 

[coach723]

Mycoplasma gallisepticum is one of the virus's that is not cured. The birds become carriers. It can also be passed through the egg to the new chick from an infected parent. So if that's what you have in your flock, your birds are carriers and will continue to pass it to new birds coming in. Symptoms can be treated but the virus itself does not go away. Tylan and Tylosin are often used for MG.
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/mycoplasmosis/mycoplasma-gallisepticum-infection-in-poultry

 

[Eggcessive]

Is the disease you are seeing in the same chickens or other ones? Infectious bronchitis virus can cause the symptoms you are describing and will spread throughout the flock for a few months. The same ones will not get it again. In mycoplasma (MG) they can have the symptoms of IBV, plus may have bubbles or foam in an eye, and possibly swollen eyelids or faces. Tylosis, doxycycline, oxytetracycline, and a few others can treat MG symptoms, but it can come back again in the same chickens or others. Here is where you can get tylosin:
https://www.jedds.com/shop/tylan-soluble-100-g/
They also sell doxycycline and you also may find a combination of doxy and tylosin.

 

[emmagat]

Is the disease you are seeing in the same chickens or other ones? Infectious bronchitis virus can cause the symptoms you are describing and will spread throughout the flock for a few months. The same ones will not get it again. In mycoplasma (MG) they can have the symptoms of IBV, plus may have bubbles or foam in an eye, and possibly swollen eyelids or faces. Tylosis, doxycycline, oxytetracycline, and a few others can treat MG symptoms, but it can come back again in the same chickens or others. Here is where you can get tylosin:
https://www.jedds.com/shop/tylan-soluble-100-g/
They also sell doxycycline and you also may find a combination of doxy and tylosin.

I think it’s mycoplasma because they have some bubbles in their eyes. Poor birds I feel so bad. Not fun being sick.