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[Trenda Ivey]

I am worried that I may loose another hen and my rooster. I bought 7 hens that looked raggedy but I wanted to give them a good home. BIG MISTAKE! 5 have died and 1 looks as if she will be dead by the end of the day. 1 of my roosters died. 1 is in sick ward, gasping for air basically. I have pedialyte in a bowl and Fred and have them under a heat lamp. I have 2 vaporizers with Vet Rx and have been putting in their head. What can I do?

 

[nuthatched]

What are the symptoms? Any sneezing, bubbling or runny nose?

 

[Aapomp831]

Can you post pics and a full list of symptoms?
It sounds like they were already diseased; possibly a worm infestation?

 

[Trenda Ivey]

Trouble breathing. Feathers looking kinda oily. Kinda like my roo is gasping for breath

 

[Trenda Ivey]

What are the symptoms? Any sneezing, bubbling or runny nose?

No, not really

 

[Trenda Ivey]

Can you post pics and a full list of symptoms?
It sounds like they were already diseased; possibly a worm infestation?

Lethargic, and just kinda reaching for the sky to breath. My roo kinda shakes his head and then ruffles feathers. Main problem is breathing

 

[Aapomp831]

Unless you are outside of the US, gapeworm is rare so I would suspect some sort of respiratory issue. Watery eyes and a swollen face could indicate infectious coryza, infectious bronchitis or other respiratory issues. I would have one of the dead birds sent out for a necropsy; if you have other birds please keep the sick ones a good distance away.

 

[Trenda Ivey]

Unless you are outside of the US, gapeworm is rare so I would suspect some sort of respiratory issue. Watery eyes and a swollen face could indicate infectious coryza, infectious bronchitis or other respiratory issues. I would have one of the dead birds sent out for a necropsy; if you have other birds please keep the sick ones a good distance away.
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I am in South Georgia. The 2 sick ones are in a spare bedroom inside my house, not out in the pasture where my coop is and the others.