My poor rooster sounds terrible

[azygous]

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Here's a good article on the many uses of Oxine. https://www.shagbarkbantams.com/the-many-uses-of-oxine-ah-animal-health/

To use as a fogger, which can help treat a chicken with a respiratory ailment, whether it stems from a fungal infection, a bacterial infection or irritation from smoke or dust, use 6.5 oz to one gal of water. If you have no fogger or vaporizer, you can mix up a quart spray bottle and spray over the afflicted chicken every few hours so they breathe the mist.

For safe drinking water purification, use 1/8 tsp to a gallon of water. Keeps it from getting slimy.

For heavy duty disinfection of premises, you can clear out all the chickens, and feeders, fasten a respirator mask onto your face, and spray activated Oxine on surfaces. To activate, you will add 10 grams citric acid (found in the baking or canning section of the market) to 3.25 oz of Oxine. Let sit 5 minutes to mix, and then add a gallon of water to it, and spray with a garden sprayer.

It's no longer toxic to chickens or humans when the treated surfaces are completely dry. You do not want to spray feeding or drinking implements with this activated solution, so coops and runs must be emptied out. The end result is the solution has killed 99.9% of all viruses, bacteria, and fungus. You can buy it here. https://www.revivalanimal.com/product/oxine-animal-health-ah?sku=15103-208

 

[Wyorp Rock]

You rang?

Here's a good article on the many uses of Oxine. https://www.shagbarkbantams.com/the-many-uses-of-oxine-ah-animal-health/

To use as a fogger, which can help treat a chicken with a respiratory ailment, whether it stems from a fungal infection, a bacterial infection or irritation from smoke or dust, use 6.5 oz to one gal of water. If you have no fogger or vaporizer, you can mix up a quart spray bottle and spray over the afflicted chicken every few hours so they breathe the mist.

For safe drinking water purification, use 1/8 tsp to a gallon of water. Keeps it from getting slimy.

For heavy duty disinfection of premises, you can clear out all the chickens, and feeders, fasten a respirator mask onto your face, and spray activated Oxine on surfaces. To activate, you will add 10 grams citric acid (found in the baking or canning section of the market) to 3.25 oz of Oxine. Let sit 5 minutes to mix, and then add a gallon of water to it, and spray with a garden sprayer.

It's no longer toxic to chickens or humans when the treated surfaces are completely dry. You do not want to spray feeding or drinking implements with this activated solution, so coops and runs must be emptied out. The end result is the solution has killed 99.9% of all viruses, bacteria, and fungus. You can buy it here. https://www.revivalanimal.com/product/oxine-animal-health-ah?sku=15103-208

Thank you so much! I'm remarking and resaving this! Someday I will get all my notes organized (probably NOT!!)

 

[alisacarlee]

It would have been noticable by now, but have you checked to make sure his crop is empty in the morning?

It's possible he may have gotten respiratory irritation from ammonia by sleeping on the floor, my understand of how excess ammonia affects chickens they would also have facial swelling and crusty eyes in addition to respiratory symptoms.

Nonetheless, if he still has some symptoms, you may want to consider giving him Oxine therapy. For the life of me, I cannot find my notes!!! I know @azygous gave good instructions on how to use it, I know I save that somewhere. Hopefully she will chime in with instructions

His crop was empty when we were treating him with the antibiotics. He didn't eat for a couple of days at his worst until he was breathing a little better. His crop felt very small though like half the size of a golf ball and soft like just a small ball of tissue. I don't see any crysty eyes or other symptoms, just poor vocals.

 

[alisacarlee]

You rang?

Here's a good article on the many uses of Oxine. https://www.shagbarkbantams.com/the-many-uses-of-oxine-ah-animal-health/

To use as a fogger, which can help treat a chicken with a respiratory ailment, whether it stems from a fungal infection, a bacterial infection or irritation from smoke or dust, use 6.5 oz to one gal of water. If you have no fogger or vaporizer, you can mix up a quart spray bottle and spray over the afflicted chicken every few hours so they breathe the mist.

For safe drinking water purification, use 1/8 tsp to a gallon of water. Keeps it from getting slimy.

For heavy duty disinfection of premises, you can clear out all the chickens, and feeders, fasten a respirator mask onto your face, and spray activated Oxine on surfaces. To activate, you will add 10 grams citric acid (found in the baking or canning section of the market) to 3.25 oz of Oxine. Let sit 5 minutes to mix, and then add a gallon of water to it, and spray with a garden sprayer.

It's no longer toxic to chickens or humans when the treated surfaces are completely dry. You do not want to spray feeding or drinking implements with this activated solution, so coops and runs must be emptied out. The end result is the solution has killed 99.9% of all viruses, bacteria, and fungus. You can buy it here. https://www.revivalanimal.com/product/oxine-animal-health-ah?sku=15103-208

Wow, great info! Thank you very much.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

His crop was empty when we were treating him with the antibiotics. He didn't eat for a couple of days at his worst until he was breathing a little better. His crop felt very small though like half the size of a golf ball and soft like just a small ball of tissue. I don't see any crysty eyes or other symptoms, just poor vocals.

I would re-check the crop first thing in the morning to see if it's empty.
Sometimes there can be more than one thing going on or being sick leads to other problems.

 

[aart]

I would re-check the crop first thing in the morning to see if it's empty.

Easiest way I've found to do this is to isolate bird in a wire cage within the coop for a day or two....so you can closely monitor their intake of food and water, crop function(checking at night and in morning before providing more feed), and their poops.

Best to put crate right in coop or run so bird is still 'with' the flock.
I like to use a fold-able wire dog crate (24"L x 18"W x 21"H) with smaller mesh(1x2) on bottom of crate under tray.
Then you can put tray underneath crate to better observe droppings without it being stepped in. If smaller mesh is carefully installed, tray can still be used inside crate.

 

[alisacarlee]

Will do guys, thank you!

I cleaned out the coop yesterday and noticed his poop was normal as before so I think he's on the mend. I'm gonna check on that Oxine therapy though!