Introduction

[Stefanie-Gorby]

Good luck with your flock and have fun...

From Wikipedia,
There are two forms of the disease. The first is spread by biting insects (especially mosquitoes) and wound contamination and causes lesions on the comb, wattles, and beak. Birds affected by this form usually recover within a few weeks. The second form is spread by inhalation of the virus and causes a diphtheritic membrane to form in the mouth, pharynx, larynx, and sometimes the trachea. The prognosis for this form is poor.[

Thank you for the information. I believe one of my girls, the speckles Sussex and possibly the Wyandotte have the wet form. I know the Sussex does. The vet opened her mouth and she had some lesions. So far she’s fighting through it. They finished their antibiotics the day after Christmas. Still some sneezing and coughing and at this point I’m just going to leave them be and hope for the best. I feel like I’ve done everything possible to get them through it. Thankfully everyone acts normal and is eating and drinking. I’m at a loss. Hopefully the New Year brings some warmer weather and they can get healthy.