Possible Infectious Coryza or Mycoplasma gallisepticum from New Hens help please

[henniferlopez]

Hi All ,

We recently got two Dorkings and a beautiful sussex roo at Auction. When we got them home we quarantined them for a few days before letting them out with out Australorp and Bantam. I noticed one of the dorkings was a bit swollen around the eye and her comb was down a bit. The roo seemed in great health and was getting down to business as soon as possible.

Over the next few days I kept a eye on Tweedle dum the dorking and she was eating and drinking but both dorking had started sneezing. The next day Frank Zapper (the Roo) was starting to sneeze I have also noticed there poo is baby poo/mustard colour and a bit loose.
Today the Dorkings seem a lot better they are running for food. The eye is still swollen but not so much but they still are not as active as our other girls and tend to sit while the others free range. The roo has started to sleep with his head tucked in during the day and has a runny eye.

What do you think could it be Corzya ? What should we do we are pretty new in the chicken game and would hate to loose a entire flock. Our RIR is also isolated brooding on some eggs (from someone else) so I'm worried about the chicks getting exposed to something

Any help or advice on what to do would be great

 

[dawg53]

Hi All ,

We recently got two Dorkings and a beautiful sussex roo at Auction. When we got them home we quarantined them for a few days before letting them out with out Australorp and Bantam. I noticed one of the dorkings was a bit swollen around the eye and her comb was down a bit. The roo seemed in great health and was getting down to business as soon as possible.

Over the next few days I kept a eye on Tweedle dum the dorking and she was eating and drinking but both dorking had started sneezing. The next day Frank Zapper (the Roo) was starting to sneeze I have also noticed there poo is baby poo/mustard colour and a bit loose.
Today the Dorkings seem a lot better they are running for food. The eye is still swollen but not so much but they still are not as active as our other girls and tend to sit while the others free range. The roo has started to sleep with his head tucked in during the day and has a runny eye.

What do you think could it be Corzya ? What should we do we are pretty new in the chicken game and would hate to loose a entire flock. Our RIR is also isolated brooding on some eggs (from someone else) so I'm worried about the chicks getting exposed to something

Any help or advice on what to do would be great

You shouldve quarantined the new birds for at least 6 weeks, giving time for whatever disease you're dealing with to expose itself. A telltale sign of coryza is a foul odor enaminating from the head area. With either coryza or mycoplasma, you risk loosing your flock depending on what strains of either disease you're dealing with. Coryza is not transmittable through eggs, mycoplasma diseases are transmittable through eggs. Here's a link for you to read. Scroll down and read about Infectious Coryza and Mycoplasma Gallisepticum (MG.)...the link also provides treatment for both disease. I recommend that you cull the sick birds.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

 

[henniferlopez]

Thanks for your reply. I realize we made a few rookie mistakes. The biggest one which was buying at auction in the first place.
After reading the info it seems more likely to be MG probably made a bit worse by the rain and cold here. I have ordered some antibiotics but I'm wondering is it ok to eat birds carrying MG?

We don't want to cull but we were going to eat the dorkings if they didn't start laying so maybe we should do it sooner. I don't want to cull the roo though. We have a closed flock and don't intend on selling eggs or birds alive.