Gape worm?

[TNRIRRoo]

I thought it was a resperatory infection so I was treating my RIR roo with duramycin. This morning his breating seemed very labored and I don't think he's going to make it. The other roo in the coop is acting the same way.

 

[chickensioux]

You can treat gape worm with wormazole. Are they coughing? Are they seperated from the others?

 

[TNRIRRoo]

They shake their head almost like a sneeze but I can't see any discharge. No, they are not separated.

 

[Buster's Banties]

What do their eyes look like?

Can you get them to drink anything?

 

[TNRIRRoo]

Eyes appear to be clear. They have no problem drinking. I know when I through scraps out they eat them all with no trouble.

 

[Buster's Banties]

They're eating and drinking and there's just the almost sneezing and deep breathing? It may just be something that they have to get over like a cold. If it's viral the antibiotic won't touch it.

IMHO The best course of action is to add a vitamin supplement (I like Poultry Pac) to their water until the weather is nicer or you start seeing more symptoms.

I hope they get to feeling better.