BUBBLY EYE + SNEEZING + RATTLED BREATHING

[shaneensmith]

Swollen ankles and bubbles in eyes sound like mycoplasma synovitis and gallisepticum (MS and MG.) Here is some info on MS:
http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/infectious-synovitis

https://thepoultrysite.com/disease-guide/mycoplasma-synoviae-infection-m-s-infectious-synovitis

OH SO FUN! What would you do in this case? These birds have already been with my lovely 5 month old Cream Legbar's. It does not make sense in this case to slaughter those chickens I got from my friend. I am just so lost. Should I just treat EVERYONE!? The birds are good layers I would hate to slaughter them.

No swollen nasal cavities or anything thank goodness. The 4 birds just seem to be sneezing (NOT ALOT THOUGH!) - and one of them had bubbles (now I am seeing no bubbles at all in any of them) - and one had a little bit of discharge from nose (it was literally actually a snot-bubble-booger) LOL! Their noses are NOT running if that makes sense...no liquid. No more rattled breathing from what I can hear.

I have spent ALOT of time with these birds - hours a day sitting watching listening - checking for snot sneezing etc. They all seem so happy and active!

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry about your situation. It is upsetting to realize that we may have a chronic respiratory disease in our flocks. The best way to deal with it in my opinion, is to close your flock for the life of the birds you have now. Medicate any sick birds that show symptoms, and cull any birds who are seriously ill or suffering. When you lose a bird, refrigerate, but don’t freeze the body. Then contact your poultry lab in your province, and send or take the body in for a necropsy. They can do testing to positively identify mycoplasma (both types in chickens.) Once all birds are gone (including any other poultry,) you may clean up and get new birds in a few weeks or months. Birds with MG or MS are carriers for life, but those diseases die off within several days after the birds are gone.

 

[shaneensmith]

Sorry about your situation. It is upsetting to realize that we may have a chronic respiratory disease in our flocks. The best way to deal with it in my opinion, is to close your flock for the life of the birds you have now. Medicate any sick birds that show symptoms, and cull any birds who are seriously ill or suffering. When you lose a bird, refrigerate, but don’t freeze the body. Then contact your poultry lab in your province, and send or take the body in for a necropsy. They can do testing to positively identify mycoplasma (both types in chickens.) Once all birds are gone (including any other poultry,) you may clean up and get new birds in a few weeks or months. Birds with MG or MS are carriers for life, but those diseases die off within several days after the birds are gone.

Thank you so much well the 4 that are sneezing are not going back near my cream leg bars at all.

 

[cottagecheese]

Here is how the pros do it: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/...tic-substitute.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1&
Now of course the challenge for us is to find a high quality oregano essential oil, because I assume that the market must be full of shoddy products.

 

[dawg53]

Birds with respiratory diseases are carriers for life, with or without organics, with or without antibiotics. It's best to cull sick birds and disinfect everything and practice strict biosecurity.
Repopulation depends on what disease it is.