Respiratory Infection?

[Egg Snatcher]

I have noticed my chicken breathing heavy. It sounds kind of crackly. They all act fine, eating drinking just fine other then the breathing. Is there an organic way to cure them? Will this herd treatment work? Thank you.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Some are coughing and sneezing,mouth mostly breathing heavily. Could it just be a cold? Please help!

 

[SacredWaves]

Some are coughing and sneezing,mouth mostly breathing heavily. Could it just be a cold? Please help!

There are many things it can be. Please, search the site. Lots of info here. You should be able to find something. I'm sorry I cant help you more. Keep us posted. Good luck. Go to search bubble and type in respiratory illness... Lots comes up about it.

 

[Myrshine]

Unfortunately respiratory infections in chickens are incurable, besides Infectious Bronchitis. You’re most likely dealing with MG, a permanent lifelong chronic disease of poultry. You can use organic remedies to help with symptoms. Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD), or most commonly known as Mycoplasma Gallisepticum (MG). MG is a bacterial infection of poultry, affecting all different species of birds. This disease is most commonly given from infected parents to the offspring, as the MG bacteria can be transmitted vertically into the eggs of developing embryos, making any chicks that hatch, always infected and sick with the bacteria. So please don’t ever breed from your sickly infected flock to sell or giveaway chicks/hens/roosters to anyone. You can freely choose to hatch for yourself, but you should not ever sell and or giveaway any extra roosters as you’ll just be giving someone else your flock’s disease, causing them a devastation. MG is a permanent lifelong chronic disease- meaning, that you can treat or have the symptoms go away, but whenever the bird gets stressed again, the symptoms will keep coming back or get worse. All birds (even recovered birds) remain lifetime long carriers of the MG bacteria, spreading and shedding it through their feces, feathers, dander, respiratory secretions and other bodily fluids. This is a serious permanent lifetime disease of poultry and is incurable, but treatable with antibiotics. Since MG is caused by a bacteria, antibiotics can help keep symptoms at bay until the symptoms resurface whenever birds become stressed again. Keep in mind that over-use and/or misuse of antibiotics also creates antibiotic-resistant bacteria, making the disease harder to treat than before. It’s critical in any livestock animal, especially poultry, to get any sick or symptomatic birds tested to find out which specific disease they have as soon as possible. That being said, most choose to cull all birds, disinfect and start over fresh. If you’d rather not, then the other option is to keep a closed flock- no new birds into your flock and no birds leave your sick flock. If you choose to start over, always quarantine any new birds that you decide to bring into your flock, 30 day quarantine isn’t always enough, therefore, it’s best to do a 60 day quarantine AWAY from your healthy birds, in another area.



Here's more information about MG:



https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/_docs/programs/poultry/FS-1008 Recognizing and Preventing Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) Infecti....pdf



https://www.freedomrangerhatchery.com/blog/protecting-your-flock-what-you-need-to-know-about-mg-ms/



https://afarmgirlinthemaking.com/respiratory-conditions-poultry-mycoplasma-in-chickens/



https://www.maine.gov/dacf/ahw/animal_health/documents/backyardpoultry/Mycoplasma Factsheet.pdf



https://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D9107.PDF



I hope this helps!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

There are many things it can be. Please, search the site. Lots of info here. You should be able to find something. I'm sorry I cant help you more. Keep us posted. Good luck. Go to search bubble and type in respiratory illness... Lots comes up about it.

Thank you I will.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

@Nendei, are their longs going to be crackly?

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Unfortunately respiratory infections in chickens are incurable, besides Infectious Bronchitis. You’re most likely dealing with MG, a permanent lifelong chronic disease of poultry. You can use organic remedies to help with symptoms. Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD), or most commonly known as Mycoplasma Gallisepticum (MG). MG is a bacterial infection of poultry, affecting all different species of birds. This disease is most commonly given from infected parents to the offspring, as the MG bacteria can be transmitted vertically into the eggs of developing embryos, making any chicks that hatch, always infected and sick with the bacteria. So please don’t ever breed from your sickly infected flock to sell or giveaway chicks/hens/roosters to anyone. You can freely choose to hatch for yourself, but you should not ever sell and or giveaway any extra roosters as you’ll just be giving someone else your flock’s disease, causing them a devastation. MG is a permanent lifelong chronic disease- meaning, that you can treat or have the symptoms go away, but whenever the bird gets stressed again, the symptoms will keep coming back or get worse. All birds (even recovered birds) remain lifetime long carriers of the MG bacteria, spreading and shedding it through their feces, feathers, dander, respiratory secretions and other bodily fluids. This is a serious permanent lifetime disease of poultry and is incurable, but treatable with antibiotics. Since MG is caused by a bacteria, antibiotics can help keep symptoms at bay until the symptoms resurface whenever birds become stressed again. Keep in mind that over-use and/or misuse of antibiotics also creates antibiotic-resistant bacteria, making the disease harder to treat than before. It’s critical in any livestock animal, especially poultry, to get any sick or symptomatic birds tested to find out which specific disease they have as soon as possible. That being said, most choose to cull all birds, disinfect and start over fresh. If you’d rather not, then the other option is to keep a closed flock- no new birds into your flock and no birds leave your sick flock. If you choose to start over, always quarantine any new birds that you decide to bring into your flock, 30 day quarantine isn’t always enough, therefore, it’s best to do a 60 day quarantine AWAY from your healthy birds, in another area.



Here's more information about MG:



https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/_docs/programs/poultry/FS-1008 Recognizing and Preventing Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) Infecti....pdf



https://www.freedomrangerhatchery.com/blog/protecting-your-flock-what-you-need-to-know-about-mg-ms/



https://afarmgirlinthemaking.com/respiratory-conditions-poultry-mycoplasma-in-chickens/



https://www.maine.gov/dacf/ahw/animal_health/documents/backyardpoultry/Mycoplasma Factsheet.pdf



https://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D9107.PDF



I hope this helps!

Unfortunately respiratory infections in chickens are incurable, besides Infectious Bronchitis. You’re most likely dealing with MG, a permanent lifelong chronic disease of poultry. You can use organic remedies to help with symptoms. Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD), or most commonly known as Mycoplasma Gallisepticum (MG). MG is a bacterial infection of poultry, affecting all different species of birds. This disease is most commonly given from infected parents to the offspring, as the MG bacteria can be transmitted vertically into the eggs of developing embryos, making any chicks that hatch, always infected and sick with the bacteria. So please don’t ever breed from your sickly infected flock to sell or giveaway chicks/hens/roosters to anyone. You can freely choose to hatch for yourself, but you should not ever sell and or giveaway any extra roosters as you’ll just be giving someone else your flock’s disease, causing them a devastation. MG is a permanent lifelong chronic disease- meaning, that you can treat or have the symptoms go away, but whenever the bird gets stressed again, the symptoms will keep coming back or get worse. All birds (even recovered birds) remain lifetime long carriers of the MG bacteria, spreading and shedding it through their feces, feathers, dander, respiratory secretions and other bodily fluids. This is a serious permanent lifetime disease of poultry and is incurable, but treatable with antibiotics. Since MG is caused by a bacteria, antibiotics can help keep symptoms at bay until the symptoms resurface whenever birds become stressed again. Keep in mind that over-use and/or misuse of antibiotics also creates antibiotic-resistant bacteria, making the disease harder to treat than before. It’s critical in any livestock animal, especially poultry, to get any sick or symptomatic birds tested to find out which specific disease they have as soon as possible. That being said, most choose to cull all birds, disinfect and start over fresh. If you’d rather not, then the other option is to keep a closed flock- no new birds into your flock and no birds leave your sick flock. If you choose to start over, always quarantine any new birds that you decide to bring into your flock, 30 day quarantine isn’t always enough, therefore, it’s best to do a 60 day quarantine AWAY from your healthy birds, in another area.



Here's more information about MG:



https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/_docs/programs/poultry/FS-1008 Recognizing and Preventing Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) Infecti....pdf



https://www.freedomrangerhatchery.com/blog/protecting-your-flock-what-you-need-to-know-about-mg-ms/



https://afarmgirlinthemaking.com/respiratory-conditions-poultry-mycoplasma-in-chickens/



https://www.maine.gov/dacf/ahw/animal_health/documents/backyardpoultry/Mycoplasma Factsheet.pdf



https://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D9107.PDF



I hope this helps!

Shoot! I had two hens in the summer with MG, they just had bubbles in the eyes. I had them in a pen by themselves but they kept getting out. That's not the news I wanted to hear. I have 4 hens vaccinated for MG when I got them. I wish I would of vaccinated all of them. Can I have 2 flocks one with MG and on with out? If I take all the ones that aren't coughing and sneezing would that keep it from spreading? I've got around 70. Bantams and polish.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Shoot! I had two hens in the summer with MG, they just had bubbles in the eyes. I had them in a pen by themselves but they kept getting out. That's not the news I wanted to hear. I have 4 hens vaccinated for MG when I got them. I wish I would of vaccinated all of them. Can I have 2 flocks one with MG and on with out? If I take all the ones that aren't coughing and sneezing would that keep it from spreading? I've got around 70. Bantams and polish.

No, if they're together then the entire flock has already been infected. While you can have 2 flocks, it would be incredibly hard. You can transmit MG on you by going from coop to coop, if the wind is blowing just right it will spread, if one gets out it will spread.

 

[Myrshine]

I don’t suggest vaccinating for MG as you’ll just bring in the disease. Just clean and disinfect everything, MG can be killed easily.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

I don’t suggest vaccinating for MG as you’ll just bring in the disease. Just clean and disinfect everything, MG can be killed easily.

I've cleaned all the water bowls and food bowls with the chickens that have not been in with the other chickens. I have read to give them garlic and apple sider vinager to help prevent it.