ok, i had 3 chickens at first, then i bought 25 off of craigslist that were unvaccinated and started, they brought coryza, and now all 28 of my chickens have coryza. but 2 weeks before they got coryza, i had 2 hens go broody. for those 2 weeks, they layed on 12 eggs and they will be hatching this tuesday. please help, my mom said i can't just take the chicks away and put them in a brooder because the mother and her chicks get terrified. i don't know what to do, because the mother will have to raise the chicks, and the chicks could get coryza!!! does coryza spread to chicks? can chicks fight it? can you give chicks tylan 50? please help! this is so important because i was so excited about getting new chicks, yet now it's just stressful! i can't seperate the mothers and their chicks because the mothers already have it!
Remove the chicks.
Yes, it will be a tad stressful to the momma, but not to the chicks. Chicks suffer terribly with Coryza, believe me, I know. It spread through my whole coop. It was horrible!!
Do you have an incubator? If so, remove the eggs, and place golf balls under the hens. They will either not know the difference, or will reject the golf balls and get off the nest. When the chicks hatch,
DO NOT let them get in contact with your adults.
When you feed your birds, feed the chicks FIRST. Then, feed the hens AFTER. It will help stop the spreading of germs.
I'm guessing you've read up on Coryza? If so, you know that it is
extremely spreadable. Meaning, it can spread to wild birds, which in turn will spread to more domestic chickens.
I know this will probably sound horrid to you, but the best thing to do is cull your adult flock. I had to do this with my infected chicks, and yes, it was horribly sad, but it was the best thing to do. They suffer so much when they have coryza, and will prevent them from living a normal life.
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