hen breathing with beak open

[kelliepulido]

I have seperated mine but I think it all started back in the late summer when I bought a hen who ended up with respiratory issues and then slowly has spread to my vulnerable birds and chicks.I had the little bantams die off 1 each day for a week then started tx with the duramycin 10 and no more died after that.Now this little hen is doing good tonight it is almost her 3d with the antibiotic she is perky and looking good tonight.Glad I didn't cull her she looked so bad the day I noticed her sick.She had little blue legs and beak and wass breathing with her beak open her eyes were closed she was all gruggley.One of my little seramas,I lost another little serama pullet 2d earlier had not been noticing anything and the first one died one night when it got about 12 degrees.So now the seramas are in a breeding little pen with a heat lamp and my little pullet is looking like she will make it.21 d after last antibiotic dose before eating eggs

 

[kelliepulido]

I culled my pullet today.. she looked worse

 

[Miss Lydia]

so sorry kelliepudilo, hope the rest are okay.

 

[lambchicks]

kelliepulido, I am sorry.
I got some wormer today. We are now in the 4th day of wheezing.
We did take her out on the porch today and let her walk around a little and she did, a little.

 

[sben451]

So sorry kelliepulido. Lambchicks--I hope your hen is on the mend.

 

[kelliepulido]

glad yours is doing better.I looked down her throat and swapped it no evid of worms so not sure what other than a respiratory virus maybe

 

[Suzie]

I have only just read the thread here and want to say thank you all for the invaluable information - it will probably come in very useful to me and many others in time to come - knowledge is a wonderful thing to have.

I am so sorry to hear of the sad outcome of those here who have lost their chickens - I have been through that myself and I just wanted to say you are brave and selfless to let your chickens go when there is no hope - your consolation is that you have all done what was best for your chickens at the time when they needed help the most - thanks for being such truly kind people and realising when it was harder to see them suffer than to keep them alive for our own selfish reasons - bless you!

Suzie

 

[lambchicks]

I have a little bit of good news...my hen ate some mash on her own today! I am just praying that this will continue tomorrow.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well it's a step in the right direction even if it's a small step.