My hen got a respiratory illness from neighbors chickens and I need advice

[QuestionablyChicken]

Hello! I'm in desperate need of advice what to do in my situation.

My immediate issue is that one of my hens has developed some sort of respiratory illness and I have never dealt with that before. I'd greatly appreciate advice on how to treat her. So far I've quarantined her from the rest and given her food and water with poultry cell to hopefully help her recover. I'm currently considering buying Tylosin to hopefully treat her. If necessary to protect the rest of my flock, I'm willing to cull her, but I would really really like to avoid that.

My long tern issue is with my neighbor. I've had chickens for over 5 years now without many health issues, let alone infectious ones. I've always been extra warry of other birds introducing illnesses and monitor my chicken's health closely. Recently I had a new neighbor move in and they decide to build a chicken coup right next to our existing one with only a wire fence in between. The issues started when my neighbor purchased adult chickens from someone's farm where they were kept in bad conditions and they brought respiratory illnesses with them. Since then nearly half his flock has gotten sick over the past month or two, but he claims none of them have passed from the illness yet. Today I found one of my hens with the same symptoms as his had, raspy breaths and gasping for air. Is there anything that I can do going forward to protect my chickens? I have a small plot of land so it's not really feasible to move my coup away from his new one.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Good fences make good neighbors. Build a better fence between his coop and yours. Do you have a picture of the area?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

one of my hens has developed some sort of respiratory illness

The issues started when my neighbor purchased adult chickens from someone's farm where they were kept in bad conditions and they brought respiratory illnesses with them. Since then nearly half his flock has gotten sick over the past month or two, but he claims none of them have passed from the illness yet. Today I found one of my hens with the same symptoms as his had, raspy breaths and gasping for air.

Welcome To BYC

Do you have photos of the sick hen and your setup? A video of her actions may help too. Upload video to youtube and provide a link.

How long have the new birds been next to yours? A month or two?

Have his birds recovered, became asymptomatic without treatment or are they all still sick?

Does your hen have any facial swelling, bubbles in the eyes, mucous?

I'd check her out to make sure she's doesn't have something else going on. Check her crop to make sure it's emptying overnight, look inside the beak for any canker or lesions. See that her nostrils are clear of any mucous or debris. Get a fecal float through your vet to rule out worms.

You can try Tylosin to see if her symptoms improve.
Tiamulin (Denagard/Tiagard) can be used to treat symptoms of Mycoplasma only in poultry.



See if you can get her hydrated and eating.