Do Chicks catch cold? Had a wheaten die - looking for advice

[War Chicken]

From a general pet bird perspective, Chalmydia and Mycoplasma come to mind first when encountering sneezing and other respiratory symptoms especially with a sudden death. Acute aspergillosis is also a possibility.

I agree that with respiratory and no digestive tract symptoms, coccidiosis is unlikely to be your current concern.

 

[Billwags]

Thank you.
the bird that dies was in with about 30 other chics so I am concerned they were exposed by being around her droppings. There is one other chic that appears to have the fluffed feathers and is slightly lethargic. This second chic is sister to the one that died and is also in with the 30 other chics of the same age. I am thinking I should treat all 30 since they have been exposed and just to be on the safe side. I am afraid we will have a mass kill off from the Coccidiosis. Thoughts?

 

[ten chicks]

Thank you.
the bird that dies was in with about 30 other chics so I am concerned they were exposed by being around her droppings. There is one other chic that appears to have the fluffed feathers and is slightly lethargic. This second chic is sister to the one that died and is also in with the 30 other chics of the same age. I am thinking I should treat all 30 since they have been exposed and just to be on the safe side. I am afraid we will have a mass kill off from the Coccidiosis. Thoughts?

If they do have Coccidiosis,then deaths will happen,could be considerable amounts. Treating with Corid for Coccidiosis,will not harm chicks,but not treating(if they have cocci)will result in deaths.

 

[Billwags]

@ten chicks: on day 2 of the treatment and the sister bird that was suspect seems to be doing much better and her feathers no longer look fluffed up. All of the others are doing fine as well. Thank you!

 

[Billwags]

Okay, the young chickens seem fine, but now I have a problem with a 1.5 year old wheaten roo. He has barely been able to crow for 2 days, it is just a very, very weak version of his normal crow. Our weather in Virginia has been very wet and it is next to impossible to keep their run dry, The roo is in a different coop and run than the young chickens. Could this be related to the problem I had with the young chickens.

Anyone have any ideas or suggestions? He is my only wheaten roo and I don't want to lose him.

If you all can't tell I am very new to chickens and just began with them recently.

Thank you!

 

[Billwags]

should I start a new thread for this problem with the roo?

 

[Billwags]

I finally found some liquamycin LA-200 injectible locally. I suspect some of my chickens have Mycoplasma or choryza.
Does anyone know the dosage for this version oxytetracycline? This instructions only give dosages for bovine and swine usage. The cattle dosage is 4.5 cc for a 100 pound cow. I found a chart saying to give chickens 1-2 cc's. Based on the cattle dosage, this would seem yo be a very large dose for a chicken. Can anyone help?
Thanks!