Well as you have medication ordered do this now to help the chickens:
Glenda Heywood
it is eveident they have a respiratory disease ( some time called a cold which chicken can't get)
I would do this immediately
(1) call a vet and get a medication for respiratory disease.
(2) you need Vetrx (you can get it from
amazon)
and it is used with the medication in the water 1 tsp per gallon of water
1/2 tsp Vetrx down the throat of the birds.
1 drop in each chickens eye to clear sinus's.
here is what to do if they do not have aureomycin
you can buy duramycin till you get a stronger medication from a supply house
and put two tsp of duramycin per gallon and vetrx also
THEY DEFINETLY DO NEED SOME ANTIBIOTICS TO GET THEM OVER THE RESPIRATORY DISEASE
also you didn't say if they had any blood in the droppings?
this if so could be coccidiosis
is the feed your giving them a new sack or has it been opened a long time?
feed over a month old which the tag would have the milling date on it
is generally lacking in vitamins
also you could put Vetrex on the head of all the chickens sick and under the wings and 1/2 tsp down the throat
and 1 tsp per gallon of water
this is a herbal medication that does help with the repiratory disease
FOR you TO get this Vetrx
HERE IS THEIR INFROMATION
Smith Poultry & Game Bird Supply Home A family-owned business that offers poultry and game bird books, supplies, vitamins and medication. Located in Kansas, US.
WHILE WAITING FOR THE NEW MEDS DO THIS
do this now the
natural probiotic recipe is is:
THIS IS FOR ONE CHICKEN
IF FEEDING MORE CHICKENS MULTIPLY THE RECIPE TIMES AMT OF CHICKENS TREATED.
3 tbsp of dry crumbles
1 Tsp of dry flax seed meal
4 tbsp of milk, sweet, sour, or buttermilk or a mixture of all or some
1 tbsp of yoguart of non flavored yoguart ( no artificial sweetmer)
mix good
AFTER PUTTING vIT'S IN 1-1000 Vit E(cut end of capsule and put in wet mash
1-Vit B Complex crushed, 1 Selenium crushed add both to wet mash.
PUT 1 TBSP OF APPLE SAUCE FOR THE WET MASH PROBIOTIC
NOW THE IMPORTANT INGRIEDIENT FOR EACH CHICKen FED
FOR each chickenNyour treating
so for each chicken
+ use 3 tBsp of mixture Vitamins listed above.
and feed each chicken
3 tBsp full of the wet mash probiotic and what they will clean up in 20-30 minutes
then clean wet feeders and restock dry crumbles
do this twice a day for a week
then quit the Vitamins make just the wet mash probiotic
then once a week for life
All the while after medicating the birds use
do not use ACV with medication
2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar per gallon of the chicken water so their gut flora wil be regulated
they should have this at least 3-5 days a week
then three days aweek after they are over respiratory disease.
the vit's are neccessary to clean up the damaged gut problem
ALSO AFTER THE MEDICATION IS DONE FEED THIS AGAIN as time listed
