NY chicken lover!!!!

[Pyxis]

Still worried about my sneezy Ameracauna, no improvement using VetRX on her skin. Changed the waterer from one with VetRX in to one with apple cider vinegar in, and gave her more natural yoghurt this morning, but still producing snot bubbles, then she wipes her beak to try and clean it off, only to get stuff stuck in the gunk, making them even more blocked up - came home from work today to find a downy feather 'glued' onto one nostril, and a wood shaving to the other.

No-one replied to my original post about it on Saturday (post #56985, page 5699) but if anyone out there can recommend anything that may help her I'd really appreciate it, thanks.

Weighed them this morning, 15 week old Red Sexlink I felt wasn't growing well is 1#8
13 week old Ameracauna is 2#15

That would slightly concern me, what with all the really nasty respiratory diseases chickens can carry that can never be gotten rid of, like mycoplasma. When I had my run in with it, it started just like this, with some sneezing and coughing and runny noses. I thought it couldn't be that because there were no runny eyes. And then a couple weeks in the bubbly eyes started and there was no denying what it was. Personally I'd be quarantining, and you might want to read up on this to see if it's something you want to deal with if it turns out that's what you're dealing with. If it turns out to be mycoplasma, you can treat with Denagard to get rid of the symptoms, but the disease will remain. I chose to cull the entire affected flock.

It could be other things, though. Has the coop been changed recently? Could a buildup of ammonia be irritating her if not? Could the bedding be irritating her?

 

[Tiffany Davis]

Hey I know the feeling!
Such a terrible feeling when the ladies are sick!!!
Try this - it works for all upper resportory infections!
https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30e07bc1-7b6a-11d5-a192-00b0d0204ae5&item=16022

I know it says swine & cattle (it's fine for chickens)

Dosage is 1cc or ml per 5 lbs (says injectable but can be administered orally with a dropper!)

Good luck!

 

[tao chick]

Still worried about my sneezy Ameracauna, no improvement using VetRX on her skin. Changed the waterer from one with VetRX in to one with apple cider vinegar in, and gave her more natural yoghurt this morning, but still producing snot bubbles, then she wipes her beak to try and clean it off, only to get stuff stuck in the gunk, making them even more blocked up - came home from work today to find a downy feather 'glued' onto one nostril, and a wood shaving to the other.

No-one replied to my original post about it on Saturday (post #56985, page 5699) but if anyone out there can recommend anything that may help her I'd really appreciate it, thanks.

Weighed them this morning, 15 week old Red Sexlink I felt wasn't growing well is 1#8
13 week old Ameracauna is 2#15

I would switch to clean water and agree with quarantine. If you have a place to give her an Epsom salt bath, that might be worth a try. Ammonia smell in the coop is always the culprit for my flock. Fresh air will help.

 

[Lauramay1980]

Southern their here

 

[rancher hicks]

Still worried about my sneezy Ameracauna, no improvement using VetRX on her skin. Changed the waterer from one with VetRX in to one with apple cider vinegar in, and gave her more natural yoghurt this morning, but still producing snot bubbles, then she wipes her beak to try and clean it off, only to get stuff stuck in the gunk, making them even more blocked up - came home from work today to find a downy feather 'glued' onto one nostril, and a wood shaving to the other.

No-one replied to my original post about it on Saturday (post #56985, page 5699) but if anyone out there can recommend anything that may help her I'd really appreciate it, thanks.

Weighed them this morning, 15 week old Red Sexlink I felt wasn't growing well is 1#8
13 week old Ameracauna is 2#15

I keep a stocked medicine arsenal. For the sneezing you'll want to get some Duramycin . You can get it in a powder form. Store in a marked mason jar. I keep mine in a small fridge in the garage. Quarantine or treat all birds in the coop. A few days should do it. I toss eggs during that time.

Your standard feed should have all the vitamins they need. Unless you're mixing your own or feeding lots of non feed items which would mean them not eating enough of the balanced feed.

Once a month "electro lytes" "Save a chick" wouldn't hurt if you have doubts. I just add it to one watering and then just change back to water.

Yogurt and milk products are not cures for diseases. Chickens digestive system is not the same as a humans.

A couple of questions since it has been so rainy. Is your coop cool and dry. Heat and humidity are a death trap for chickens. Chickens do better when it's cool and dry. Cold even. Hang a large thermometer/ hygrometer in your coop if you have doubts.

I wish you well,

Rancher

 

[Purple Iris]

Thanks everyone for responding to the request for advice.

The Sexlink chick and original EE roo were in a separate pen / housing to our 3 adult birds. When I returned the roo, and got the Ameracauna as a replacement from the same breeder, (as I was warned a single chick would be lonely) she went into the pen with the Sexlink, as they were from the same place, and has been raised together previously.

They have been together in this quarantine pen for 2 weeks now, Sexlink is not having any sneezing, no contact with our adult birds.

They had been in a smaller ark style coop, they were only enclosed overnight in there, it was 1/3 wooden, 2/3 wire type thing, so they could choose to be 'inside' or 'outside'. Moved them a few days ago to a larger metal dog crate, partially covered roof, back and part of 2 sides, about 1/2 of sides and front is not covered, again only closed in here during the night. Their run has shade all day, from solid roof, and small vertical section cover - the rest of the sides and front are chicken wire. Main pen has woodchips, dog pen coop has wood shavings.

It has been incredibly hot, thundery and then humid here, and I feel that has really not helped as there just hasn't been any breeze, and although the run is dry, the surrounding lawn has been quite swampy. Pyxis, I had come across Mycoplasma in some of my searches for 'sneezing chicken' on the emergency thread - will read up on it more, and if necessary make decisions - may be of benefit in this case that we only have 5 chickens, all are pets, and veg garden pest control, wont be eaten or go to new homes, no rooster, so wont be selling on any chicks who could be carrying anything....

Will try and get to Tractor Supply on my way home tomorrow and pick up one of the meds suggested. Thanks everyone.

 

[Gramma Chick]

Thanks everyone for responding to the request for advice.
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Make sure it gets clean bedding every day ...Ammonia from bedding can be toxic .
Leave the pen as open as possible ..even at night .
What kind of bedding do you have ? it isnt fresh pine or cedar chips is it ?
As Cedar can be too fragrant for bedding
I would increase the ACV- does it have Mother ? As that has decongestant properties
You can get Fish Mox at a pet store - Amoxicillin 250 mg - 1 tablet twice a day

 

[Starboardlabs]

Hi, hi, NY Chicken people. I am a super new chicken mom, from Long Island (Huntington), NY. Any one here also from LI. Right now I have 13 chooks ranging from 6 weeks to 8.5 weeks, in my brooder pen while I finish up some landscaping and work on the coop. Chicken math did me in. I wound up having a hard time deciding on breeds, so basically ended up with one of each of the breeds I was wanting - with the exception of 1 double (a Favacauna) that was a "packing companion" along with a white Cochin, for a Jubilee Orpington replacement chick. The original chick passed within 24 hrs, and as luck would have it, the replacement was DOA, so I ended up with the 2 'extras'. I'm holding out hope that they are all pullets, but am stressing out on a couple in fear they may be roos (a Light Brahma and my beloved Speckled Sussex).
So that's my story - and I'm sticking to it, lol!! It's nice to meet you all!!

 

[Purple Iris]

Southern their here

Welcome to BYC - was this one of those autocorrect things, and you are from Southern Tier, rather than 'Southern Their'? What kind of chickens do you have? As you can see from my recent requests for help, and many useful suggestions lately, there are lots of experienced chicken folks on here willing to help out the newer chicken keepers.

 

[cow whisperer]

For any and all who live in or near Otsego County NY-
BE CAREFUL AND WATCHFUL OF YOUR FLOCK! There's a predator, named Fisher Cats that can and will demolish a flock of chickens, ducks, geese, or anything small.

I was just informed of that this morning on my way to an appointment.