Reocurring intestinal bacterial infection

[Wishing4Wings]

Sorry about your chicken.
The hardest thing in diagnosing is to understand what is the main disease and what are secondary problems.
Are they still sneezing? A lot? Any seem to have difficulty breathing? Any other symptoms you notice? Birds will hide their weakness, so it takes careful observation to notice if one is not feeling well, as they mask their symptoms. Often we don't notice until they are so far gone, they don't have the strength to fake it anymore.


Was her crop full or squishy? How about the others?

The vent looks like she had a yeast infection (thrush). That usually starts with crop problems, but what caused the crop to stop working well is the bigger problem. I am wondering if they have a virus (sneezing) that is creating these secondary problems from having low resistance.


PS. I would still try try the corid.

 

[barksy]

Thanks for replying, there are some odd sneezing but not to often, some tones I notice them clearing there throat.
I notice when we culled this hun when we turned her upside down a bunch of clear liquid ran out of her mouth.
Also noticed some scaly mites.
I will check the crops tonight.
I wonder if I should treat with Tylan 50?
We had chicks in there from day 1 they seem fine. They are now a month old.
I wish this would stop.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

If fluid came out, she either just drank or her crop wasn't emptying. Antibiotics can make the crop problems worse.

Scaly mites on the legs? Check the others over carefully. Mites can kill a bird. Pour on ivermectin will kill them.

Info about crops might be helpful.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...evention-and-treatments.67194/#comment-503027

 

[barksy]

Yes just on the legs of one bird I could see. No lice, no other mites.
I felt one of the sick chickens crop. It was full and felt a little squishy but I don’t really know what they are supposed to feel like.
So without treatment for the sneeze and crop will they all die?
I’m so sad

 

[Wishing4Wings]

A squishy crop means it's not emptying properly.
They should have a full crop going to roost at night and it should be empty in the morning before they eat, so if you can check in the morning, that will tell you if they have a problem.

You cannot treat a virus, only the symptoms that come with it. You have to give supportive care until the virus runs its course. And honestly, I am not sure yours even have a virus. Some sneezing can be normal. But, by way of example, I have not heard one of my hens sneeze in months, and the last time I heard that, it was from dust in a handful of scratch I tossed out to them.

It is very discouraging when they get sick and we cannot help them. Just keep trying and hope for the best. Hopefully one of the educators will check in soon with some good advice.

 

[barksy]

Thank you so much, I just hope they make it.
I’m monitoring the poos and still some have green. I might cull all the sick ones and clean the coop and all feeders and waters with bleach and hope it doesn’t pass along. Breaks my heart.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Did you try Corid for them? It might help.

 

[barksy]

I didn’t yet but seeing as though corid doesn’t cause harm I’m am doing that tomorrow for the whole flock.
Afterward I will deworm just incase.
We are feeding yogurt and oragano oil and garlic.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Hope it helps.