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(Under Managing your Flock, I posted about possibly culling my flock to start over...this is SORT of a related question before I do that)
Have a bird that was previously treated with Tylan 50 not long ago due to respiratory symptoms. Did the "trick" and pullet returned to active, normal... very healthy acting.
Yesterday, the pullet (about 16 weeks old, I think), was acting listless. Stayed in the coop most of the day, slept, hunkered down... is eating and drinking but not up to par. The day before, the pullet was 100% fine acting.
It is NOT exhibiting signs of anything respiratory again, just inactive, 'sleepy' and not eating/drinking as well as it should. It will mostly stand/sit with eyes closed, but does move around some still. Everyone else seems active and normal.
We had rain for the last two days, if that matters, a good storm rolled through the evening before these symptoms appeared.
Poop seems completely normal right now, but I was only checking roosts/coop... haven't 'caught' this one going yet. (Plan to bring it in the house to monitor it)
Another older hen (well over a year old) began acting the same way several days ago... I don't know exactly when, but it's been 3 days since I noticed it. She is isolated. When noticed in the coop/run, she would mostly just stand in place (rarely even sitting, even in the coop at night) with eyes shut. She WILL NOT eat or drink...and hasn't in two days. Very little poop coming from her (just from me force feeding her some yogurt and water by syringe), and it's thin (but not watery) and green with at least half of it white.
Eyes clear, nostrils seem clear, breathing seems clear (no rattles, no sneezing, etc), comb color was/is normal (starting to fade, obviously, on the one isolated hen)... they don't seem especially ruffled in feathers, but sit/stand with their neck down/shoulders up.
COULD this be cocci? Even in the older hen?
No bloody poop (yet), but do the other symptoms seem on target?
I have some Corid 9.6% liquid... have mixed it for the hen, but she won't eat/drink unless I syringe feed her. I don't think she'll make it, and I should probably cull her. It's been days since she's eaten.
Is their harm in mixing the Corid in their water, for the non-symptomatic ones? Even the older ones? (two of laying age, one is currently laying)
I hate to cull them all (as I was discussing in the other post) if this is totally unrelated and possibly cocci that I could treat/prevent in the others.
Other related information:
They are on FLOCK RAISER crumbles, with oyster shells available to the layers. (no medicated feed since the flock is of mixes ages)
There is NO sign of mites/lice/worms. Birds have previous been dewormed not very long ago. (safeguard paste orally, and ivomec pour on drops at a later date on their backs)
No respiratory symptoms at this time with anyone.
No abnormal looking droppings at this time.
Besides attempting to treat the water for the one isolated hen, the only 'treatment' thus far for these symptoms have been Poly-Vy-Sol drops/no iron (yesterday) and electrolytes in the water.
Feed/treats are fresh/non moldy.
No rodent inhabitants around.
Pine shavings/deep litter method.
ANY advice?
Have a bird that was previously treated with Tylan 50 not long ago due to respiratory symptoms. Did the "trick" and pullet returned to active, normal... very healthy acting.
Yesterday, the pullet (about 16 weeks old, I think), was acting listless. Stayed in the coop most of the day, slept, hunkered down... is eating and drinking but not up to par. The day before, the pullet was 100% fine acting.
It is NOT exhibiting signs of anything respiratory again, just inactive, 'sleepy' and not eating/drinking as well as it should. It will mostly stand/sit with eyes closed, but does move around some still. Everyone else seems active and normal.
We had rain for the last two days, if that matters, a good storm rolled through the evening before these symptoms appeared.
Poop seems completely normal right now, but I was only checking roosts/coop... haven't 'caught' this one going yet. (Plan to bring it in the house to monitor it)
Another older hen (well over a year old) began acting the same way several days ago... I don't know exactly when, but it's been 3 days since I noticed it. She is isolated. When noticed in the coop/run, she would mostly just stand in place (rarely even sitting, even in the coop at night) with eyes shut. She WILL NOT eat or drink...and hasn't in two days. Very little poop coming from her (just from me force feeding her some yogurt and water by syringe), and it's thin (but not watery) and green with at least half of it white.
Eyes clear, nostrils seem clear, breathing seems clear (no rattles, no sneezing, etc), comb color was/is normal (starting to fade, obviously, on the one isolated hen)... they don't seem especially ruffled in feathers, but sit/stand with their neck down/shoulders up.
COULD this be cocci? Even in the older hen?
No bloody poop (yet), but do the other symptoms seem on target?
I have some Corid 9.6% liquid... have mixed it for the hen, but she won't eat/drink unless I syringe feed her. I don't think she'll make it, and I should probably cull her. It's been days since she's eaten.
Is their harm in mixing the Corid in their water, for the non-symptomatic ones? Even the older ones? (two of laying age, one is currently laying)
I hate to cull them all (as I was discussing in the other post) if this is totally unrelated and possibly cocci that I could treat/prevent in the others.
Other related information:
They are on FLOCK RAISER crumbles, with oyster shells available to the layers. (no medicated feed since the flock is of mixes ages)
There is NO sign of mites/lice/worms. Birds have previous been dewormed not very long ago. (safeguard paste orally, and ivomec pour on drops at a later date on their backs)
No respiratory symptoms at this time with anyone.
No abnormal looking droppings at this time.
Besides attempting to treat the water for the one isolated hen, the only 'treatment' thus far for these symptoms have been Poly-Vy-Sol drops/no iron (yesterday) and electrolytes in the water.
Feed/treats are fresh/non moldy.
No rodent inhabitants around.
Pine shavings/deep litter method.
ANY advice?