Help! My chickens are getting sick left and right

[Kindlnoel3]

Also, if it's any consolation: my MG outbreak was in April, and after the initial toll (when I still didn't know any better), my flock is stable, healthy and even thriving so if you don't have a commercial operation set up you can try to manage it.

Thankyou so much this is so helpful, I will definitely be looking for the signs today and I will send pictures of the birds that may have symptoms just to double check.

 

[Kindlnoel3]

Thankyou so much this is so helpful, I will definitely be looking for the signs today and I will send pictures of the birds that may have symptoms just to double check.

Also, when you started to have a lot of deaths in your flock before you found out what they had, what were the symptoms and what did that look like?

 

[Wordslikeacharm]

Also, when you started to have a lot of deaths in your flock before you found out what they had, what were the symptoms and what did that look like?

They had wheezing, breathing with open mouth and some of them had a swollen eye and foam at the eye, some yellow like kind of "mucus" coming from either the swollen parts or the nostrils. And the smell, as I said it's sweet but disturbing. Some of them were kind of lethargic but not all of them. Some of my flock where asymptomatic, not even a sign, others had heavy illness but recovered and some unfortunately passed.

 

[Kindlnoel3]

They had wheezing, breathing with open mouth and some of them had a swollen eye and foam at the eye, some yellow like kind of "mucus" coming from either the swollen parts or the nostrils. And the smell, as I said it's sweet but disturbing. Some of them were kind of lethargic but not all of them. Some of my flock where asymptomatic, not even a sign, others had heavy illness but recovered and some unfortunately passed.

Right now I have the 2 little ones looking lethargic, feathers puffed, watery poop, one of them has goopy eyes and they both are sneezing and sound gargling and congested.

Should I contact my vet, or is there something I could use or buy right now that would make them better. I’m starting to worry they won’t make it

Also I am slightly concerned this is different from the thing my last chicken had. I had a chicken pass last week and the only symptoms she had was being lethargic , droopy wings And a tiny runny nose. Her crop was also a little squishy but that could have been from her not eating and just drinking

 

[Wordslikeacharm]

I would say contact your vet for sure: they will have a better idea of what to give and in what dosage. It could be MG but it could be something else so a specialist is always a good idea in those cases. If it's MG as we hypothesized then after therapy you will have to manage, but in the acute phase a vet is a must in my opinion. Can you feel any specific smell on those two? Get as close as possible to their comb/nostrils and that should tell you.

 

[MROO]

Thankyou so much for responding! I will definitely be treating all my chicken for coccidisois just as precaution because they have been up and down lately and I can’t seem to find what’s wrong, they are definitely getting hit with everything, and I take good care of them to so it’s a little shocking. They also had a cold last month, a respiratory virus that they all got better from.

Out of the 2 little ones I have right now (the ones from the pictures) the rooster is sneezing and wheezing, and his eye infection has come back. And the hen has her feathers puffed on her head and is just a little down looking. Both are still eating and drinking. I think my little rooster has the cold the rest of my chickens had and the hen might have that or coccidiosis. Do you have a preferred brand of amprolium ? I’m looking at what to buy and there’s a lot of different options. I should be buying the liquid right?

Type doesn't really matter, but personally, I prefer liquid because it mixes easily with water and is super-simple for dosing each bird individually. I've only used Corid, but that's because it's readily available at TSC and most feed stores. It's also affordable and has a long shelf life.
One more note - Don't use a vitamin during treatment. Amprolium works by blocking the B vitamins the bacteria need to survive. Vitamins "block the blockers," so they cancel out the meds. Unfortunately, chickens need B vitamins, too. That's why it's important to use a vitamin supplement afterwards - any generic poultry multi-vitamin should do the trick.

Your rooster's eye infection is another matter entirely, as is what sounds like an upper respiratory infection. Have you removed the pus? Chicken pus is solid - like wet Play Doh or SillyPutty. It must be gently squeezed out. It sounds gross and icky (because it is gross and icky) but is usually pretty easy to do. I won't try to explain it here as there are quite a few good videos right here on BYC that would be better.

Good Luck!