Jen1989
In the Brooder
- Apr 20, 2021
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Hi everyone,
I have a 3yo cornish indian game bird called Penny who's not been doing too well today. Shes been sneezing for the past few days, I've had respiratory aid in her water, she had a full crop last night. I've also noticed this week small amounts of blood in some of her poop (see pic). This morning one of her nostrils was blocked and gunky, her face looks swollen around her eyes, shes been lethargic, has no appetite, but has laid a very healthy looking egg (see pics)... shes had no diarreah. Shes been under a lot of stress lately, we lost her companion two weeks ago and shes had two new 9 week old birds added to her coop. One of the 9 week old birds last week had very phlegmy breathing (but no swollen face or nasal discharge), she was put onto antibiotics this week and it has cleared up her infection.
I am concerned that this could be infectious coryza. Shes been more and more lethargic as the days gone on, what with it being a Saturday, any veterinary help isn't an option till Monday morning. Is there anything else asides from infectious coryza that this could be? Do any of you have any recommendations for what I could do for her till Monday when vets open? I've only been keeping chickens for 2.5 years, and I've had minimal problems till two weeks ago when I lost my other bird to heart failure (she was a 4yo hybrid egg layer), this is all fairly new to me, any advice you all could give me I'd be very grateful for.
I should also mention I am certain this is not worms related, all 3 birds have been on flubenvet for the past week.
Thanks!
I have a 3yo cornish indian game bird called Penny who's not been doing too well today. Shes been sneezing for the past few days, I've had respiratory aid in her water, she had a full crop last night. I've also noticed this week small amounts of blood in some of her poop (see pic). This morning one of her nostrils was blocked and gunky, her face looks swollen around her eyes, shes been lethargic, has no appetite, but has laid a very healthy looking egg (see pics)... shes had no diarreah. Shes been under a lot of stress lately, we lost her companion two weeks ago and shes had two new 9 week old birds added to her coop. One of the 9 week old birds last week had very phlegmy breathing (but no swollen face or nasal discharge), she was put onto antibiotics this week and it has cleared up her infection.
I am concerned that this could be infectious coryza. Shes been more and more lethargic as the days gone on, what with it being a Saturday, any veterinary help isn't an option till Monday morning. Is there anything else asides from infectious coryza that this could be? Do any of you have any recommendations for what I could do for her till Monday when vets open? I've only been keeping chickens for 2.5 years, and I've had minimal problems till two weeks ago when I lost my other bird to heart failure (she was a 4yo hybrid egg layer), this is all fairly new to me, any advice you all could give me I'd be very grateful for.
I should also mention I am certain this is not worms related, all 3 birds have been on flubenvet for the past week.
Thanks!