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[PunkinPeep]

I agree. Your vet - i'm guessing not an avian vet? - gave you the wrong diagnosis. That's why it sounded so ridiculous to us.

Most chicken diseases - respiratory in particular - cause chickens to become carriers. Coccidiosis is a whole other situation.

Sorry for your experience.

 

[dlolato]

No, he is not an avian vet.........so what are you thinking they had??????

 

[PunkinPeep]

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I'm not versed in respiratory illnesses, so i hesitate to guess. Also, we don't have a lot of information. They didn't have any little sores on their skin/combs, did they?

Out of curiosity, what medication did he recommend?

 

[dlolato]

No sores, but they were cold to the touch, even though they were under heating lamps! I will have to look on the bottle for the name of the medication and I am not where I can do that right now. Also, something else I observed.......it seems like they had a strong order!

 

[PunkinPeep]

Perhaps the diagnosis should have been Coryza? That's just a maybe; i'm no expert on resp. diseases, as i said.

But if that was it, then i would have to agree with the vet about culling that new flock - especially in light of your large production of 100 chickens. Some, with smaller flocks, will choose to keep Coryza survivors, but you must know they will always be carriers and possibly infect any birds they come in contact with.

I'm so sorry for this experience. This is why it is so scary to me to get partially raised chickens from anyone. And it is so important to quarantine.

 

[pamperedpoultry]

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OH NO! the odor is a for sure sign almsot of Corzya, which is very very very contagious and also hard to get rid of. I've had one chicken I bought at an auction, that had it. I luckily kept her seperate and the second day it started showing signs of corzya. I didnt know at the time what it was but after a month of meds she still wasn't any better. I ended up culling once some others on here suggested that was the best thing to do. In my opinion Corzya is the worse respitory disease.

 

[dlolato]

I hope to NEVER, EVER go through this again!! It is so hard when you have an animal that is ill, and you try your best to save them and still have an unfavorable results!! I think you are absolutely right in your analysis of "Coryza" - all of the symptoms seem to be exactly what they had!

Now, we have to keep our fingers crossed and pray that no contamination of any kind reached any of the other chickens!

 

[PunkinPeep]

Yes, i agree. We'll hope for no contamination!

I think that you can have them tested to make sure - by the state in some place. You might want to check into it.

 

[saladin]

If it was/is Coryza and I say IF; then once it is on your place: IT IS ON YOUR PLACE. It is very very difficult to get rid of. I know from personal experience. I brought it home from the State Fair about 3 or 4 years ago and have been fighting it ever since.
I've used the following:
Baytril
Tylan
Duramycin

The Baytril works best but can only be had from a Vet and is very expensive.

What has finally helped more than anything was a recommendation from the State Poultry Vet.

1oz Clorox to 1 gal Drinking Water all the time! (You do need to empty the waterers periodically or the salts build up too much).

When sickness shows:
2ox Clorox to 1 gal Drinking Water

Do not use metal waterers.

Personally, I would start this regimen immediately.
Coryza appears in the Fall and Spring especially during excessively wet times.
Also, you need to clean out your houses every month and spray with 1 cup Clorox to 1 gal Water to disinfect everything.
saladin

 

[dlolato]

Thanks for your tip........in fact, it was exactly what the Vet had recommended. We stripped their pen of all bedding (burned everything) and sprayed it down with bleach two times. We are going to following up today with another spraying. This particular Vet had said that clorine in the waterers is preferable over the apple cider vinegar.

It is extremely nasty to ever have to go through this, and I pray never again!!!!