My Hens has two plugged nostirls

[pwand]

My 5.5 yr old hen I believe has a respiratory infection. Both of her nostrils are crusted hard and plugged. I have tried to use peroxide, warm water with a little bit of dish soap, and nasal mist using a qu-tip . Nothing seems to be working. It seems to make it harder for her to breath after I'm done. I have her on antibiotic and vitamins for almost a week, she seemed to improve somewhat. How long can it take to clear up an infection. Any suggestions on how to unplug her nose. She is eating and drinking. thanks

 

[lesterlu]

i am new to chickens, but you might want to google VetRX Poultry ($6-10) and see if you think it might help. it has camphor and other natural things in it. the box says for colds. i used it for my pullets' diarrhea after reading about it on another byc blog and it helped.

i am no expert-so maybe someone else can weigh in on this as well. hope your bird gets better.

 

[pwand]

Thanks for you reply, I'm going to contact the feed stores and see if they sell it. If not I will order it. Thanks again.

 

[hankshens]

What kind of vitamins do you have her on? Good Luck

 

[pwand]

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I have her on Poul-vite.

 

[hinkjc]

I found an article here on Plugged Nares. http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article.html

It sounds like you tried some of it, but it may be worth a review. It also sounds like it can take quite some time to resolve, so keep working at it.

Jody

 

[pwand]

Thanks for the article, I did come across this one. I will keep trying.