How do I know if my hens have CRD or something worse? Please Help.

[SunshineSilkies]

I must be misunderstanding...you didn't take the SICK ones to the youth show did you?

 

[PurpleChicken]

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It sounds like he got sick while at the show. That's probably a coincidence.

 

[PurpleChicken]

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You can hand feed yogurt with ground up feed in it. Make little feed balls and make him eat.


Any other symptoms?

Eyes? Puffy? Pussy? Grey?
Wattle color?
Is he limp?
Nasal discharge?

 

[roostercrazy]

His wattles are orangish and he is kind of limp until you try to hold him, he is also alittle puffy aroud the eyes.

 

[PurpleChicken]

Look here and see if anything jumps out at you:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pwhjQ6Yng877iz_JNiCN1IQ


How are the others at this time? Just sneezing and stuff?

 

[roostercrazy]

Ok that was lots os good reading anyway i guess!! I seem to have many of the same signs as many of the problems, my rooster for example shows signs of botulism but before today it was more like CRD or Infectious Bronchitis, its hard to tell cuz they all seem alike in many ways i have seen tanish liquid droppings in the coop and also other colors but never bloody droppings. I do belive my flock has Infectious Bronchitis, maybe? I am going to start to treat for it and go from there, what do you think?

 

[speckledhen]

You should never treat something that you have not identified! Antibiotics will do nothing for a virus, period. And even if they seem to recover, they could be carriers for life (think HIV/AIDS/Herpes type). What you need to do is call one of your state poultry labs and have a bird tested to see what you're dealing with. And please, take no birds to any shows from your flock. Practice good biosecurity!

 

[PurpleChicken]

Ditto on what Speckledhen said. Treating without knowing the cause can make things worse, prevent detection of the actual disease, and turn your birds into carriers that can effect other flocks.


Look at this site: http://www.bah.state.mn.us/animals/poultry/exports.html

There is a number for Michigan. Call and find out who does testing and get them tested ASAP.

 

[roostercrazy]

O i will do that that is call someone. thanks for the advice and know this i wouldnt take a sick bird to a show no more than i would let my kid go to school sick!! do you know if it is expensive to have them tested?

 

[ajablu]

Some states do it for free or very low cost. If you can drive them to the lab then you do not have to pay the charge to ship them. It depends on your state. Mine is free for backyard flocks.