Respiratory disease or gape worm??

[Eggcessive]

Oxine is perfectly safe, and is just a good disinfectant product that can also be used for inhalation treatments. Some use it in a vaporizer in a small area, such inside a dog crate with a towel over the crate. It would be similar to a coup tent or aerosol treatment.

Hens can lay those fairy eggs from time to time. Some of mine had tiny yolks in them, while some didn’t. If you like to read about odd egg shells and what may cause them, this is a good article:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

 

[member 158781]

A horse has not been in that stall for a couple of years; only a goat, and that only sporadically. The stall bedding was pretty dry and dusty when they were in there, but we only kept them in the stall for about 10 days while we were securing their pen against aerial predators (we didn't have any other safe place to keep them). It does seem that the noise initially started when they were in the stall.

According to the link Eggcessive sent, it doesn't seem as though there is a cure for fungal diseases?

Treatment:

• Separate affected chickens from the rest of the flock so that they can’t be picked on by flock mates.
  
  
• If you’ve been treating the chickens with antibiotics, stop it.
  
  
• Use a copper sulfate/vinegar solution in the drinking water. You can find copper sulfate crystals at farm stores.
  
  
• Offer a probiotic (available at feed stores) or yogurt.
  

 

[Eggcessive]

Acidified copper sulfate (not copper sulfate) is used mostly to treat canker and sometimes for sour crop in chickens. It can be dangerous if too much is given. Personally I would not be using it for this particular problem. Apple cider vinagar is kind of overrated as a home remedy by people with chickens. It does not prevent anything, but doesn’t do much harm to grown chickens. I have used it, but now just prefer to clean waterers daily and give fresh water. It does not prevent illness, mold in the waterers, cure worms, or anything else. It can be irritating to chick’s intestines, and is not recommended during hot summer months. Probiotics are fine for gut health, and many of our chicken feeds today already contain them if listed on the label.

 

[member 158781]

Acidified copper sulfate (not copper sulfate) is used mostly to treat canker and sometimes for sour crop in chickens. It can be dangerous if too much is given. Personally I would not be using it for this particular problem. Apple cider vinagar is kind of overrated as a home remedy by people with chickens. It does not prevent anything, but doesn’t do much harm to grown chickens. I have used it, but now just prefer to clean waterers daily and give fresh water. It does not prevent illness, mold in the waterers, cure worms, or anything else. It can be irritating to chick’s intestines, and is not recommended during hot summer months. Probiotics are fine for gut health, and many of our chicken feeds today already contain them if listed on the label.

Sorry if it’s not correct. It came from “Chicken health for Dummies”, by Julie Gauthier, DVM, MPH etc. and Rob Ludlow.

 

[Criticalicious]

The sneeze sounds like a snotty nose, i.e., respiratory illness. Stress like from being moved from one coop to another or from a predator attack can cause the weird eggs or to stop laying and it can make any underlying illness reemerge. I would check for fungus as well.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry if it’s not correct. It came from “Chicken health for Dummies”, by Julie Gauthier, DVM, MPH etc. and Rob Ludlow.

What were they suggesting the acidified copper sulfate for? It really is not a treatment for a respiratory disease or gapeworm. ACV is sometimes recommended to thin out secretions with a respiratory infection. But whether or not it helps is the question. I have used ACV routinely, but just saying that there is a lot of exaggeration in some chicken forums and articles about what it actually does.

 

[dawg53]

What were they suggesting the acidified copper sulfate for? It really is not a treatment for a respiratory disease or gapeworm. ACV is sometimes recommended to thin out secretions with a respiratory infection. But whether or not it helps is the question. I have used ACV routinely, but just saying that there is a lot of exaggeration in some chicken forums and articles about what it actually does.

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[member 158781]

Sorry if it’s not correct. It came from “Chicken health for Dummies”, by Julie Gauthier, DVM, MPH etc. and Rob Ludlow.

For mold and fungal infections.

 

[All Ball]

Oxine will treat fungal infections.
Use a regular plastic bottle pump mister from Walmart garden center.
Adjust the nozzle to a "fine mist." Mist over the head of the chicken 3 times a day for 10 days.
Mix 1/8 teaspoon Oxine per gallon of water and fill the empty spray bottle in that manner.
Make a fresh mixture every other day. No need to use the citric acid activator.
https://www.revivalanimal.com/product/oxine-animal-health-ah?sku=15101-801
https://www.shagbarkbantams.com/the-many-uses-of-oxine-ah-animal-health/

Dawg53, how long do you continue each misting session?

 

[dawg53]

Dawg53, how long do you continue each misting session?

A few squirts over their heads is all that is needed, they'll breathe in the mist.