Rooster sneezing

[Wyorp Rock]

The crop is on the right side of the breast.

If there's a soft or hard lump there in the a.m. then let us know.
If you are unsure, then feel of a couple of your hens and compare them to him.

You'll get used to feeling crops, give it time

 

[MarlaMac]

I will look inside the beak tomorrow morning and will check to see what his crop is like in the morning too. Never felt a bird's crop, but surely I would know by touch if it is impacted. Will also get new, closer photos tomorrow.

No new birds, only two little girls that were hatched by broody momma and are now 8 weeks old.

Thank you.

Good morning. Here are pictures taken this morning. His crop felt empty - literally all I felt was his chest bone. I haven't examined his poop yet, but will when I clean the coop this morning. I clean poop every morning and haven't noticed anything, I will look extra hard today when I scoop it out. Thank you again for your time and advise. Let me know if you need any more specific pictures.

Edit: Got lucky and actually saw him poop this morning - right on a lawn chair. Examined it and it looks completely normal. No blood, no worms.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Good morning. Here are pictures taken this morning. His crop felt empty - literally all I felt was his chest bone. I haven't examined his poop yet, but will when I clean the coop this morning. I clean poop every morning and haven't noticed anything, I will look extra hard today when I scoop it out. Thank you again for your time and advise. Let me know if you need any more specific pictures.

Edit: Got lucky and actually saw him poop this morning - right on a lawn chair. Examined it and it looks completely normal. No blood, no worms.

I don't see anything alarming inside the beak.

Give him a couple of days to see if the symptoms improve since you moved the fan, it's possible it could be from dust stirred around, especially with him sleeping directly in front of the fan.

If the coughing/sneezing doesn't improve or worsens. Then treating with Tylan/Tylosin would be the next step I'd take.

 

[MarlaMac]

I don't see anything alarming inside the beak.

Give him a couple of days to see if the symptoms improve since you moved the fan, it's possible it could be from dust stirred around, especially with him sleeping directly in front of the fan.

If the coughing/sneezing doesn't improve or worsens. Then treating with Tylan/Tylosin would be the next step I'd take.

Thank you. Hopefully, it will resolve itself. He tried too crow this morning, but stopped mid-stream again.

 

[MarlaMac]

I don't see anything alarming inside the beak.

Give him a couple of days to see if the symptoms improve since you moved the fan, it's possible it could be from dust stirred around, especially with him sleeping directly in front of the fan.

If the coughing/sneezing doesn't improve or worsens. Then treating with Tylan/Tylosin would be the next step I'd take.

One more question. Are you speaking of the tylosin injectable or powder? I am not finding the powder anywhere local and will need to order online. I see small quantities in the UK, but not here in usa. Any suggestions? Thanks.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

One more question. Are you speaking of the tylosin injectable or powder? I am not finding the powder anywhere local and will need to order online. I see small quantities in the UK, but not here in usa. Any suggestions? Thanks.

You can use either.
Me, I would prefer the injectable since you can give it direct oral dose and treat the individual bird while leaving them with the flock. The powder goes in the drinking water, so unless you separated him out, you'd end up treating your whole flock.

Injectable Tylan50 can usually be found in stores like TSC. Get a couple of syringes and a pack of needles too. You need the needle to draw the medication into the syringe, then take off the needle and direct dose him.

For symptoms of respiratory illness, the dose for Tylan50 is 0.25ml per pound of weight given orally 3 times a day for 5 days.

Here's how to give oral meds https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

Tylosin (Tylan soluble) can be used though if that's all you can find. Dosing is on the package.
You can order it online, here's one place that use to order meds https://allbirdproducts.com/products/tylosin-powder-generic

If your TSC or feed store doesn't have Tylan50 but they do have Tylan200, you can use that too. The 200 is just 4X the "strength" of Tylan 50 but I can help you calculate dosing for 200 if needed.

Keep me posted on how he's doing.

 

[MarlaMac]

You can use either.
Me, I would prefer the injectable since you can give it direct oral dose and treat the individual bird while leaving them with the flock. The powder goes in the drinking water, so unless you separated him out, you'd end up treating your whole flock.

Injectable Tylan50 can usually be found in stores like TSC. Get a couple of syringes and a pack of needles too. You need the needle to draw the medication into the syringe, then take off the needle and direct dose him.

For symptoms of respiratory illness, the dose for Tylan50 is 0.25ml per pound of weight given orally 3 times a day for 5 days.

Here's how to give oral meds https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

Tylosin (Tylan soluble) can be used though if that's all you can find. Dosing is on the package.
You can order it online, here's one place that use to order meds https://allbirdproducts.com/products/tylosin-powder-generic

If your TSC or feed store doesn't have Tylan50 but they do have Tylan200, you can use that too. The 200 is just 4X the "strength" of Tylan 50 but I can help you calculate dosing for 200 if needed.

Keep me posted on how he's doing.
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Thank you for being so thorough! Yes, I saw Tylan 50 at TSC. I was worried I would have to do an injection with it. I don't have an issue giving orally though. I will start this on Sat if I do not see an improvement and treat as indicated. Now to figure out how much he weighs.

Thank you again and I will definitely let you know how things turn out. Appreciate your time.

 

[MarlaMac]

You can use either.
Me, I would prefer the injectable since you can give it direct oral dose and treat the individual bird while leaving them with the flock. The powder goes in the drinking water, so unless you separated him out, you'd end up treating your whole flock.

Injectable Tylan50 can usually be found in stores like TSC. Get a couple of syringes and a pack of needles too. You need the needle to draw the medication into the syringe, then take off the needle and direct dose him.

For symptoms of respiratory illness, the dose for Tylan50 is 0.25ml per pound of weight given orally 3 times a day for 5 days.

Here's how to give oral meds https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

Tylosin (Tylan soluble) can be used though if that's all you can find. Dosing is on the package.
You can order it online, here's one place that use to order meds https://allbirdproducts.com/products/tylosin-powder-generic

If your TSC or feed store doesn't have Tylan50 but they do have Tylan200, you can use that too. The 200 is just 4X the "strength" of Tylan 50 but I can help you calculate dosing for 200 if needed.

Keep me posted on how he's doing.
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Cogburn is still sneezing and wheezing, but he started crowing again today. I haven't given him any Tylan, but I have the Tylan 50 in hand. I need to go to my vet today and get a 1ml syringe (pharmacy and TSC only had 3ml ones and they seem so big in diameter). Anyway, I am planning to see how today goes and if he seems better by this evening (i.e., his wheezing subsides) if will not go through with the treatment. If he is still wheezing, I will start treatment tomorrow.

What do you think? Thank you.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Wheezing is worse in the mornings, but is better by late evening?

If so, then you may need more ventilation in your coop.

A 3ml syringe is fine to use, you're just going to oral dose him, but if your vet will give you one that's great.

 

[MarlaMac]

Wheezing is worse in the mornings, but is better by late evening?

If so, then you may need more ventilation in your coop.

A 3ml syringe is fine to use, you're just going to oral dose him, but if your vet will give you one that's great.

I don't know that I have noticed a difference in morning/evening. I will pay closer attention today. Cogburn has been putting himself to bed early (probably b/c he is tire) before all the girls are ready to go in.

I removed all bedding from the coop, except for the nest boxes. They still have chopped hay in them. The roosting area has a yoga pad and I put a towel down at night to catch all the poop, collect it in the morning and rinse any area where poop has fallen off the towel with a vinegar/water solution. So there is absolutely no ammonia build up in the coop. Does the ventilation play a role other than cooling/allowing ammonia out?

I will get pics of the coop and perhaps you could tell me if I need more ventilation.

Again, thank you for your input.