Duramycin-10

[maidenwolfx80]

Oh... your poor chickens! I do hope the antibiotic works well for them.

Do they by any chance have a foul smell to the discharge from eyes, nose or mouth? I am hoping it is not Coryza which can be awful for them and it is contagious to all of the flock.

Whatever it is I trust they will all be back in full health very soon with the antibiotic.

Suzie

No bad smell at all. I got my bantam EE over it in 4 days and he is perfectly fine now. I think it is a respiratory thing. Still awfully serious but I am hoping everyone gets over just as fast as he did. I just dont know if I should dose everyone or not. All I have is duramycin and some vit/min supplements. And then someone told me it was worthless giving them duramycin if they are on layer feed. Well my dh bought my feed last time and I dont normally feed layer becauseI have a mixed flock and he grabbed 2 bags of layer and put it inthe bins for me. He didnt know to check the tag to see what formula the feed was. So now I have 100lbs of layer that I didnt want in the first place,,,

 

[Suzie]

Oh! I thought it was only my DH that made mistakes by purchasing incorrect feed and giving rabbit food to my chickens too!

I hope your chickens get well very soon ..- I have read that Duramycin is beneficial to chickens with respiratory disease - we seem only to have Tetracycline prescribed by our Vet here for chickens.

Suzie

 

[maidenwolfx80]

Thank you.. Yea it seems they want to help and mistakes happen and we move on lol.
If the duramycin doesnt help I plan on getting tetra, hopefully it is over quickly

 

[shamrockmommy]

What was the outcome of the treatment? Just starting treatment today with duramycin-10. 3 of my 20 hens (14 of those are 16 weeks) have clear nasal discharge. I'm trying very hard not to freak out! thanks!

 

[brianb88]

Indeed, what was the outcome? I have lost 5 of 6 chicks to what I am fairly certain it was from cocci and a possible respiratory infection. the one I have left has been treated for cocci (7 days of corrid) but now has an eye shut with no foul odor. It is also shaking its head and wheezing a bit when still. I just today started it on Duramycin-10. Jeez, my first batch of chicks and they seem to have caught every dang thing.