My bedroom has turned into a chicken hospital. More and more are getting sick...

[Peaceeagle1]

5 days ago I noticed 1 of my Black Copper Marans with an eye shut and a goopy nose. I checked everyone else and found an Ameracauna with goopy eyes. Brought them both inside and started treating with Tylan 0.25 cc and cleaned their noses with VetRX. They are approx 3 mon old. I also used Erythromycin eye ointment on the BCM because her eye seemed glued shut and the orbital area swollen. Yesterday I noticed 1 of my 6 wk old turkey poults with labored breathing with mouth open, sneezing, coughing and expiratory wheezing. Brought it in and started Tylan 0.5 cc and VetRX. This AM, I had 2 more chicks, 1 of each kind, with runny noses. Again, in the house, started Tylan 0.25 cc and VetRX. About an hr ago, I came home after being away a few hrs and now have a Silver Laced Wyandotte, approx 9 mon old with a runny nose and a BCM with a runny nose, and what looks like white crust at the base of her feathers on her neck. They both got VetRX and Tylan and I dusted the BCM with DE because I suspect mite eggs. I saw no mites or other signs of mites on anyone else. She also looks mangy. I also suspect all of them have lost some weight. Of the 1st 2, the Ameracauna looks great, eating, perky, eyes, nose clear. After his last dose of Tylan tonight, I will probably put him back with the flock tonight or tomorrow nite. The weather here has been very hot, in the 90's with very high humidity for well over a week, maybe 2. I always put ACV in their water. I have been putting electrolytes about every other day. I have milk jugs of ice around the pen and a fan on in the coop. 3 or 4 wks ago, I completely cleaned and disinfected the coop after I dispatched a chick with probable Marens disease. And I think it was probably a week before I treated the flock for coccosidiosis with Corid, then several days of Vitamins. Obviously I have something else going on here with the respiratory symptoms. Any ideas, input appreciated. I am wondering if I should just treat symptomatic birds as they show up( my "hospital is getting full) or treat the whole flock prophlactically. If so, what should I use? I have 26 chickens, 5 turkeys and a peacock. HELP!!!

 

[War Chicken]

Tylan is used for Mycoplasma but resistance has been developing over the years. In contrast, no resistance has developed for tiamulin even after many years of use. With that many birds, you might want to buy the bottle of Denagard (tiamulin) concentrate to put in their drinking water and treat the whole flock. It appears to taste terrible so you'll have to make it their only source of water.

 

[Peaceeagle1]

Thanks. I will try to find some tomorrow. I've done some research and the best guess I can come up with is a virus. They are all exhibiting some symptoms but not all of everything or anything, Checked the flock for the nite and brou7ght another one in.
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[War Chicken]

The intracellular parasitic bacteria, Chlamydia and Mycoplasma, are the chief culprits behind conjunctivitis and sinus infections. They just love invading mucous membranes. Chlamydia psittaci (aka parrot fever) can even infect amphibians, reptiles, and amoeba. It's such a big problem that crocodile farms in Africa put oxytetracycline in all their feed.