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Quote: @kabhyper1 Saddle air cells will hatch agreed! Just watch close. Detatched air cells are tough to call, but since They are under a broody she should know which eggs need to go. Good luck, sending hatching vibes

 

[Rhandi74]

So far only 3 live ducklings. There was a fourth, but it must have got trapped under the momma and suffocated. It was one of the babies in my first pictures. She still has 4 eggs under her yet, so we'll see if any more hatch... My phone couldn't capture it real well, but the moon and clouds were really awesome tonight when we left church. The second light down to the left is the parking lot light -- not a second moon

Oh My, the ducklings are so cute!!!

. My broody hen's duck eggs hatch day is Monday.

. I am a little worried if all hatch she will have a hard time raising 11 ducklings. All looked good at last candling. Anyone think that is too many for an LF Cochin to raise?

 

[racinchickins]

I believe my chickens have come down with something. I've noticed several with a sneeze/cough, accompanied by their equivalent of a runny nose. Last night I noticed one of my cornish hens has one eye covered with a nasty crusty something or other. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

I'm thinking of trying an antibiotic, but not sure which one to try. Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Rhandi74]

I believe my chickens have come down with something.  I've noticed several with a sneeze/cough, accompanied by their equivalent of a runny nose.  Last night I noticed one of my cornish hens has one eye covered with a nasty crusty something or other.  Does this sound familiar to anyone?  

I'm thinking of trying an antibiotic, but not sure which one to try.  Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

I am new to chickens but I posted a while back about one f my cockerels having eye problems. He never had a cold just eye swelling. I tried cleaning them daily and there was no improvement so I tried an oral antibiotic, Tylan 50. Nothing changed so I just kept an eye on him. I did a coop change and a few got the sniffles and his eyes got crusty. I decided to try the same thing I would do for my goats if they got an eye infection, wich is put one drop of oxytetracycline in each eye 2x a day. This has really helped his eyes. I never treated the rest of the flock their sniffles went away on their own and no one ever acted sick other then the sniffles. Hope this helps and your chickens feel better.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

I believe my chickens have come down with something. I've noticed several with a sneeze/cough, accompanied by their equivalent of a runny nose. Last night I noticed one of my cornish hens has one eye covered with a nasty crusty something or other. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

I'm thinking of trying an antibiotic, but not sure which one to try. Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[COLOR=900000]Any rattling or clicking when they are breathing? Is there a foul odor with the crust on that hen's eye? What kind of bedding do they have and did you recently change it, or is it possible it got wet in spots without you noticing? Are you seeing any symptoms at all in any of your other birds (turkeys, etc.)? Respiratory symptoms, unfortunately, are bad news a lot of the time, especially when it involves multiple birds or appears to be spreading. :/ It could be as simple as mold spores, but it could also be pretty bad, depending on the symptoms.



ETA: Just to make it clear, chickens do not get colds. That is why cold-like symptoms in chickens are nothing to take lightly.[/COLOR]

 

[racinchickins]

Quote: No rattling or clicking. Didn't think to check for a smell. I'll do that tonight. Bedding is pine shavings, and it doesn't get wet in the barn at all. They also free range all day, so they are all over everything wet and dry. Out of ~100 birds, I've probably noticed 4-6 birds sneezing, and it seems to be mostly the 4 cornish that all hang out together all day. I have two roos sneezing/coughing too. There may be others since I heard a few other sneezes that I couldn't attribute to any particular bird. None of the turkeys seem to be having any issues at all. Want to nip this in the bud if it is an issue.

We have contacts at Elanco, and just talked to one of their vets. They see some pretty nasty respiratory stuff in the commercial flocks they look at. He was told that for a backyard flock with these symptoms, the best thing they can recommend Tylan. (transparency note - Made by Elanco....) It is a 3-5 day treatment and only a 1 day withdrawal wait on eggs afterward. The vet said it won't cause problems with any healthy birds, and such a short treatment will not cause antibiotic resistance.

I'm going to try this. I'll report back in a week and let everyone know how it is going.......wish me luck.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

[COLOR=900000]I would have recommended Tylan as well, so no worries on that. It's just about the strongest respiratory drug you can get for livestock without seeing a vet.

It sounds to me more like a seasonal thing than a viral thing from what you're describing, so that's the good news! I think Kab had a single hen in her flock with similar symptoms (including the crusty eye, as I recall), so maybe she can weigh in on how she dealt with it? If it had been 4-6 out of 10, then I'd be worried, but out of 100... That's more likely to be something environmental that only those birds got into. The only way to know for sure would be to have them tested, so we can't be absolutely sure just speculating on what symptoms these birds are showing, but as it is, it doesn't seem plausible that out of so many birds only a few would show symptoms of diseases that are considered so contagious and hard-hitting. Fingers crossed, and keep an eye out for any worsening or spreading symptoms![/COLOR]

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

[COLOR=900000]Now, what I originally came here for. Here's the progress we made on the duck coop yesterday! (Painting snobs avert your eyes. )

This was just the first coat of paint, so as you can see, it'll need a touch up on the painting. Look, a window! [/COLOR]

[COLOR=900000]We didn't quite finish the siding for this wall yesterday: [/COLOR]

[COLOR=900000]This wall is hard to get a full picture of, but here's where the duck door will be. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=900000]I'm too short to get a good picture of the rafters. I tried a few angles, though. Here is from the side / trying to look at them from above: [/COLOR]

[COLOR=900000]Laying on the duck coop floor and looking up. I can do this right now because the coop is not occupied yet. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=900000]A couple looks at the ventilation the coop will have. The windows will be summertime ventilation, hinged at the top so that they can be propped open to let air in. The top 8 inches or so of the back wall will all also be ventilation. I figure if it's too much for wintertime ventilation, I can tack some plastic or cloth over some of these openings.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=900000]All along the overhang of the rafters here will also be ventilation. The overhang is around 6 inches, I think.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=900000]Today, if all goes according to plan, we'll finish the walls, get the plywood up for the roof, work on the doors, and finish painting the outside. [/COLOR]

 

[kabhyper1]

I use Tylan 50 orally at .25 ml/cc for 5 days for my hen. Hers resembles MG but its actually a sensitivity to dust and cold. Use caution with tylan,as it can cause yeast issues. I started using selsu blue on her and that cleared it up. It was just dermal. Favus caused by the antibiotics She did have 3 bouts of her respiratory issue in a year so she got a little overloaded with meds. All of that being said, a lot of my chickens are sneezing right now , I think due to theseason and all the dust from the major molting situation we have right now. I would completely clean everything out if you can and put new bedding down. Acv and poultry drench in water and vet rx on nostrils under wings and on wattles for a few days. If stool look normal andthey are acticg okay its probably just irritaion, like allergies lol. I swear they can get allergies..... hence my lily. Tylan is all that clears her up though so hers has to bacterial, but the rest of my sneezers I think have allergies.

 

[ChickCrazed]

I use Tylan 50 orally at .25 ml/cc for 5 days for my hen. Hers resembles MG but its actually a sensitivity to dust and cold. Use caution with tylan,as it can cause yeast issues. I started using selsu blue on her and that cleared it up. It was just dermal. Favus caused by the antibiotics She did have 3 bouts of her respiratory issue in a year so she got a little overloaded with meds. All of that being said, a lot of my chickens are sneezing right now , I think due to theseason and all the dust from the major molting situation we have right now. I would completely clean everything out if you can and put new bedding down. Acv and poultry drench in water and vet rx on nostrils under wings and on wattles for a few days. If stool look normal andthey are acticg okay its probably just irritaion, like allergies lol. I swear they can get allergies..... hence my lily. Tylan is all that clears her up though so hers has to bacterial, but the rest of my sneezers I think have allergies.

I've been hearing a sneeze here and there the last few weeks. I think it is either the molting, the extreme weather or the grain mites that are super pervasive at the moment (I went to four different stores in search of a Flock Raiser NOT covered in mites and had no luck). Mine often sneeze after eating or drinking.

I have been watching mine for a few weeks and it is not getting any worse, just a minor sneeze here or there. I have not seen any drainage and don't have the swollen eyes of coryza, so for now I'm not sweating it to much.