jaybyrdsfarm
Songster
So I lost my 4 month old hen last week.
Necropsy showed roundworms, evidence of a previous infection with coccidia, and nephrotoxic infectious bronchitis.
I have dewormed with panacur per the vets instructions. We are going to wait a week then treat for coccidia just in case, then wait 10 days to re-deworm for rounds to make sure everything is gone.
I only have one other bird with any symptoms and the symptoms are few and far between. Occasionally my 5-6 month old Olive Egger sounds a bit gurgly. I worry that I either got dewormer down the wrong hole and she aspirated or that she has an upper respiratory infection. I am monitoring her closely, she is eating, drinking pecking around and has normal stools. I can't isolate her because she completely freaks out if she can't be around her friends.
My questions are :
1) How worried should I be about an upper respiratory infection and how would I treat? NONE of the rest of the flock (14) are showing any symptoms at all.
2) if she aspirated the panacur, will she recover?
3) I know they say it lives in the environment for 5 to 6 months. After that can I get more chickens? Or can I only have the chickens I have until they pass?
4)I was planning on hatching out chicks in the spring. Should I scrap this plan?
Thanks. Just wanted to see what y'all thought. I have a consult pending with the poultry vet.
Jaybyrd
Necropsy showed roundworms, evidence of a previous infection with coccidia, and nephrotoxic infectious bronchitis.
I have dewormed with panacur per the vets instructions. We are going to wait a week then treat for coccidia just in case, then wait 10 days to re-deworm for rounds to make sure everything is gone.
I only have one other bird with any symptoms and the symptoms are few and far between. Occasionally my 5-6 month old Olive Egger sounds a bit gurgly. I worry that I either got dewormer down the wrong hole and she aspirated or that she has an upper respiratory infection. I am monitoring her closely, she is eating, drinking pecking around and has normal stools. I can't isolate her because she completely freaks out if she can't be around her friends.
My questions are :
1) How worried should I be about an upper respiratory infection and how would I treat? NONE of the rest of the flock (14) are showing any symptoms at all.
2) if she aspirated the panacur, will she recover?
3) I know they say it lives in the environment for 5 to 6 months. After that can I get more chickens? Or can I only have the chickens I have until they pass?
4)I was planning on hatching out chicks in the spring. Should I scrap this plan?
Thanks. Just wanted to see what y'all thought. I have a consult pending with the poultry vet.
Jaybyrd
