possible infectious corzya? need help fast!

[ilovechix]

this morning i found one of my red star hens alone in the roost while her other two sisters came down to the run as usual to eat. a few hours later when i went to check on them again i found she had come down, but had dug a small hole and was standing in it with her eyes closed and her head down as though she was very tired. she did not respond to me in any way, nor to any food i tossed to her. at first i thought she was egg bound so my boyfriend and i gave her a warm bath and proceeded to look for any signs but could not find any. that's when we noticed she had some mucus in her mouth, trouble breathing, slight wheezing, etc. no noticeable smell though, or discharge from nostrils or eyes. she wont eat or drink, and we've been administering syringes of terra vet 10 orally for about an hour or so. any idea what this could be or what to do? im brand new to this so fast responses would be most welcome!

 

[froggiesheins]

How old is she? Isolate her. Sounds like she has a respritory infection of some kind, but need to know how old she is. Is it hot by you?

 

[Rebel Soldier]

Vetryx is the best I ever used for respitory problems. That treats the outside. The oral solution should help internally.

 

[ilovechix]

they are about 1.5 years old, and yes it has been pretty hot recently, a well as rainy. we are in georgia, and the summers can be pretty brutal. so far my other two hens seem fine.

 

[ilovechix]

also she has been isolated most of the day. a lot of things i have read about infectious coryza have stated that the water can become contaminated from an infected chicken, so i changed the water in the coop but it's hard to say because i have no idea how long she's been sick! only showing symptoms today.

 

[froggiesheins]

She is too old to get cocci. My suggestion would be to start her on Antibiotics because of the wheeze/mucus/etc... TYLAN50 1/2cc oral for 5 days. IF she is NOT better in 3 days that med will not work. It is a good place to start. Also keep her in the A/C vitamin water/electroyltes high energy foods ie: cooked eggs,mealworms,meat whatever she will eat...gotta keep her energy level up.
I hope that is helpful.....

 

[Eggcessive]

There are many respiratory diseases that chickens can get, although infectious coryza usually has a foul smell associated with it. Most of these diseases are viral, antibiotics don't do anything to clear them up, but may help if they develop a secondary infection. You might do a search on common respiratory diseases of chickens and compare symptoms. Some of them are Infectious bronchitis (I.B.), Mycoplasma G., CRD, coryza, and several others. Some are chronic and any chicken that you bring in or hatch will get it.

 

[ilovechix]

is coccidiosis and coryza the same infection? we started her on terra vet 10 today, the powered tetracycline mixed with water, the dose according to her weight and whatnot. i read to feed her the water through a syringe every five hours, since she is not currently eating/drinking on her own (made her some scrambled eggs with bread soaked in milk, but she would not eat). the tera vet 10 has seemed to perk her up the tiniest bit, but for now she is sleeping. hopefully i will see some more definite results in the morning.

 

[froggiesheins]

Yes they are the same thing. lol Eggsesive is correct about "there are so many different respritory diseases out there"....The NOT EATING is the thing that worries me the most..
Have you checked her over for external bugs / egg bound / internal laying / ? Sometimes it is a process of elimination.....

 

[cafarmgirl]

Um, no, coccidiosis and coryza are NOT the same thing, at all. Infectious coryza is a bacterial respiratory infection. Coccidiosis is an overgrowth of the cocci protozoa that invade the intestinal lining. They are not the same thing and the treatment is not the same.

Edited to add: No bird is ever too old to come down with coccidiosis, not in my opinion. There are about 9 different strains and all it takes is for a bird to come in contact with a strain it has not met up with before and has no resistence to. This last spring I lost a 3 year old hen to coccidiosis after we had some soil brought in to fill in some holes. The vet confirmed the diagnosis. There was some strain of cocci there that she'd not been exposed to before.