Respiratory disease, virus?!

[Chicken❤️er]

Typically it's viral. But- viruses open things up for bacteria to hop into eyes, sinuses and lungs. Then chickens die. That's why usually we treat with antibiotics- because secondary infections are a huge danger and there's no way to tell by looking.

Tylan, doxycycline, baytril, duramycin- all good options for treatment depending what you have access to. In a pinch, injectable tylan 50 can be given orally instead. Tractor supply co should carry that.

Is injectable penicillin effective for secondary infections and what is the recommended milligram per kilogram dosage?

 

[Chicken❤️er]

Also, how long do viruses typically run?

 

[KentuckyRooster]

A week to ten days should see the snot clearing up. I can't say for the penicillin as I don't use it for URI. I use it for wound type infections, I feel there's better options for lungs/sinuses.

 

[Chicken❤️er]

Ok thank you

 

[Rowena.chickens]

Several days ago one of our juvenile polish hens began scratching her “Afro.” Soon she began scratching out her head feathers and the remaining feathers began to develop a smelly and greasy coating. Her eyes are watery and she looked very miserable. I gave her the spa treatment and she looks a little better, but her Afro is still very crusty and caked into clumps. No sign of lice or mites. Two of our barred rocks, Twig and Olive, now have something similar, except they aren’t itchy or crusty; probably because they don’t have an Afro like the polish hens. Watery eyes, and the occasional snort/gurgle of phlegm in the throat. I quarantined the three, cleaned the food and water dishes, cleaned the coop, and put electrolytes in the sick chickens’ water.
Is this just a little virus that will pass in a couple days’ time or is it something more serious that I should be worried about?
Thanks

Mine is sneezing a lot and also has water on it’s eyes I am really worried!

 

[Chicken❤️er]

Typically it's viral. But- viruses open things up for bacteria to hop into eyes, sinuses and lungs. Then chickens die. That's why usually we treat with antibiotics- because secondary infections are a huge danger and there's no way to tell by looking.

Tylan, doxycycline, baytril, duramycin- all good options for treatment depending what you have access to. In a pinch, injectable tylan 50 can be given orally instead. Tractor supply co should carry that.

Also do u know the dosing and the milligram per kilogram ratio? Does it differ for different antibiotics?

 

[chickens really]

Scaly leg mites?..It's actually not just localized to the legs either..

 

[Chicken❤️er]

chickens really,
Thanks for the suggestion....but I don’t think that scaly leg mites would cause runny eyes/nose and phlegm in the throat. This morning our polish’s eyes were sealed shut; didn’t see any sort of crust that stuck them shut. I assume it’s dried eye goop and snot, but I don’t know how much longer she’ll hold up and if I should wipe off her eyes and beak.

 

[Powersmacintosh]

Most respiratory infections are viral, right?? What kind of antibiotics would I use? Also what does ND mean?

Colloidal Silver drops. They are the only thing that seem to work.
I even used them in the eyes of my chicks and it was the only thing that got rid of a serious respiratory infection. Antibiotics didn't work at all...

 

[KentuckyRooster]

The dose will vary by antibiotic- read the package. As for the eyes do wipe clean with a warm wet cloth.

And no scaly mites don't cause this- they cause raised leg scales.