Ongoing chesty cough

[Jaime84]

So I saved this wee girl from a chicken farm that was going out of business along with 14 of her other mates. She had a chesty cough from the get go. It had been super wet the previous week so was thinking it was most likely fungal. Isolated her from the others and gave her vitamins crushed in her food. Dud some aerosol stuff for her to breathe in to hopefully kill it off. Did this for 2 weeks. She looked pretty terrible when i first got her. Lots of feathers missing etc. She looks heaps better now. Super energetic. Runs across the lawn for food and doesn't seem at all unwell until I hear her cough. She has never stopped laying. I got her in Decemeber. Can anyon suggest how to get rid of this cough? She is such a damn cutie. Video below

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Dud some aerosol stuff for her to breathe in to hopefully kill it off. Did this for 2 weeks. She looked pretty terrible when i first got her. Lots of feathers missing etc. She looks heaps better now. Super energetic. Runs across the lawn for food and doesn't seem at all unwell until I hear her cough. She has never stopped laying. I got her in Decemeber.

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What is the aerosol stuff? Product?
Crop emptying overnight?

 

[Jaime84]

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Crop emptying overnight?

The aerosol stuff is F10 disinfectant that was prescribed by the vet. The crop seems to be emptying overnight. If it doesn't would that create a cough?

 

[Jaime84]

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Crop emptying overnight?

Thanks for your reply. The aerosol stuff is F10 disinfectant prescribed by the vet. Crop seems to be emptying fine. If it wasn't, would that create a cough?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thanks for your reply. The aerosol stuff is F10 disinfectant prescribed by the vet. Crop seems to be emptying fine. If it wasn't, would that create a cough?

If the crop is not emptying sometimes it can make a bird have make gurgling noises, possible wheezing if they aspirated.

 

[Jaime84]

What would I do for this then. If she has an aspiration would I need to get her antibiotics to cover bacterial infection?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Do you have the video?

 

[Jaime84]

It doesn't upload I am sorry. Plus it isn't showing anything that you could diagnose

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Can the vet recommend something different than the F10?

An antibiotic?

 

[Jaime84]

What antibiotics would you think they would recommend? Honestly I have had no luck with vets and my chickens. They seem to just take a stab in the dark and charge you the earth