Cold?

[casportpony]

Remember, never put ACV in metal containers, plastic only.

 

[ChickenCrazy8]

I just looked outside and saw her gape a few times. I then went outside and watched her, but she didn't do it again. I don't think it is gapeworm because I haven't seen any slugs or worms around.

 

[loveourbirds]

are you sure she's not just adjusting her crawl?

 

[ChickenCrazy8]

She probably was, cause I didn't see her doing it again today

I am hoping that what she has isn't something horrible!

 

[loveourbirds]

if there's no other chickens in your flock showing signs, I would say your problem is isolated to her.

we are all so afraid of getting those terrible diseases, that when we see the first sign of a sniffle we tend to think the worst. my dad was chicken farmer (I wish I would have listened more) he raised commercial meat birds. at the first sign of a problem they would automatically start running antibiotics. we are learning now that what he, and others done was a bad practice. I myself do use antibiotics, but only after trying to rule out the simple things. I take care of my birds much like I take care of myself, at the first sign of a cold ill take some cough syrup. if it doesn't get better in a couple of days, I go to the doc for antibiotics.

I wish you the best of luck, but remember just like I told dawg, what works for me; may not work for you. im just offering suggestions on what I would do.

brian

 

[dawg53]

if there's no other chickens in your flock showing signs, I would say your problem is isolated to her.

we are all so afraid of getting those terrible diseases, that when we see the first sign of a sniffle we tend to think the worst. my dad was chicken farmer (I wish I would have listened more) he raised commercial meat birds. at the first sign of a problem they would automatically start running antibiotics. we are learning now that what he, and others done was a bad practice. I myself do use antibiotics, but only after trying to rule out the simple things. I take care of my birds much like I take care of myself, at the first sign of a cold ill take some cough syrup. if it doesn't get better in a couple of days, I go to the doc for antibiotics.

I wish you the best of luck, but remember just like I told dawg, what works for me; may not work for you. im just offering suggestions on what I would do.

brian

When you compare human illness with chicken illness, it's apples and oranges. You'll learn.
Poultry respiratory diseases are the same where you live, and the same where I live. Strains may be different, but they are the same disease whichever disease it is.
Common sense dictates whether it's environmental or respiratory...that's what we're here for, to educate others the difference and offer advice. Antibiotics do nothing but mask symptoms in poultry. It's always best to cull, as they are carriers of whatever disease it is and will spread it to other birds.