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- Jul 16, 2020
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I have a four-month-old white cochin and a mixed flock of 7 chickens aged 4-6 months. I noticed some of them sneezing from time to time and noticed some gray congestion in the cochin and a 6 month old salmon faverolles.
I took the cochin and the salmon faverolles to the vet today. They'd never left our home before and we drove 40 minutes to get there. I had them in a box on my lap. During the drive, the poor cochin started wheezing and open mouth breathing. She had never done this before. When the vet looked at them, she said the cochin had a fever and didn't stop open mouth breathing the entire exam. She prescribed us (R/x) Tetroxy® HCA-280 Soluble Powder (Bimeda®) for the whole flock. When I asked if she thought they might survive, she said that the cochin is in bad shape but that hopefully we can "save at least some of them." The cochin felt hot and open mouth breathed the whole way home.
When we brought the chickens home, we have the cochin and faverolles their medicine and have them separated in the house to keep them warm and in a dim room for a couple days. The cochin stopped open mouth breathing and doesn't feel hot anymore. I noticed her wheeze two tiny times after she drank a sip of water, but otherwise she hasn't. She has sneezed a couple times. She is eating and drinking and acting normal otherwise.
I'm new to keeping chickens and the vet's words scared me a bit. I know you have limited information, but do you think there is a chance our chickens could survive this illness? Thank you so much!
I took the cochin and the salmon faverolles to the vet today. They'd never left our home before and we drove 40 minutes to get there. I had them in a box on my lap. During the drive, the poor cochin started wheezing and open mouth breathing. She had never done this before. When the vet looked at them, she said the cochin had a fever and didn't stop open mouth breathing the entire exam. She prescribed us (R/x) Tetroxy® HCA-280 Soluble Powder (Bimeda®) for the whole flock. When I asked if she thought they might survive, she said that the cochin is in bad shape but that hopefully we can "save at least some of them." The cochin felt hot and open mouth breathed the whole way home.
When we brought the chickens home, we have the cochin and faverolles their medicine and have them separated in the house to keep them warm and in a dim room for a couple days. The cochin stopped open mouth breathing and doesn't feel hot anymore. I noticed her wheeze two tiny times after she drank a sip of water, but otherwise she hasn't. She has sneezed a couple times. She is eating and drinking and acting normal otherwise.
I'm new to keeping chickens and the vet's words scared me a bit. I know you have limited information, but do you think there is a chance our chickens could survive this illness? Thank you so much!
