Should I give chicken with illness a bigger cage

[Beloved Turkey]

I have a chicken with what i think is a respitory desease. I don’t know much about vaccinations but she is vaccinated so I’m pretty sure she’s still contagious right now she’s on a closed of dog kennel, should I move her to a more open cage or will that be a danger to the other animals in the room as I have rats and I’ll ducks in the same room as her and I don’t know if what she has is airborn. Both enclosures will be cleaned out of course, but what should I do

 

[Beloved Turkey]

She's been vaccinated for what?

If she's in the room with other animals anything she has and anything they have have already been transmitted to one another.

I don’t know what exactly she’s vaccinated for as my dad got her from someone but I do know that it’s for a respitory desease of some sort

 

[Beloved Turkey]

Are you in the US? The most common vaccines are coccidiosis and Mareks and neither is a respiratory illness. Other than that, I don't know what it would be.

Do you happen to have access to a vet with knowledge about poultry or at least birds?

I do not have access, but I am in the us

 

[Beloved Turkey]

Yeah without knowing what she was vaccinated for I can't say if it's relevant here or not. Assume not, because if she is sick, she's sick regardless of being vaccinated.

She will need good ventilation to help her recover regardless. So definitely don't close her up even more.

Ok but should I move her to a room away from my ducks or keep her in the same room

 

[Beloved Turkey]

Doesn't matter, the moment she was brought into the room anything she has has already been spread through the air.

So should I treat the ducks as well or wait until they’re showing signs and should I move her in case anything worse happens or is it too late for any of that

 

[Beloved Turkey]

What are you treating with? Or what specifically are you treating for at this time?

If you haven't already I'd suggest you start a post on the emergency forum with the specific symptoms you're seeing and see if someone can help pinpoint the issue.

Okay because for now I’m just treating with antibiotics as I don’t know exactly what she has

 

[Eggcessive]

I never recommend treating birds that are not showing signs of infection. The most common vaccines for respiratory diseases are MG and possibly infectious bronchitis. In what state are you located? Your state vet lab usually can tell you if they do testing or not. Testing of a bird with symptoms, or even better, getting a necropsy if you lose them, are the best ways to find out what you are dealing with. Here is a list of those state vets, and you could call them during work hours and ask about theat:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

 

[Beloved Turkey]

I never recommend treating birds that are not showing signs of infection. The most common vaccines for respiratory diseases are MG and possibly infectious bronchitis. In what state are you located? Your state vet lab usually can tell you if they do testing or not. Testing of a bird with symptoms, or even better, getting a necropsy if you lose them, are the best ways to find out what you are dealing with. Here is a list of those state vets, and you could call them during work hours and ask about theat:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

I’m in Colorado but I don’t have the money for a vet right bow

 

[Eggcessive]

I was just suggesting calling your state lab who could then tell you whether of not they could test a sick chicken. They have people that can arrange for testing, no vet. You could then ask how much it costs or if they do it. At the same time, you could ask how much for a necropsy. It is good to know about what is available whether you do it or not. Having a chronic disease brought into your flock will surely cost you a lot on antibiotics in the future. Sometimes it is better to cull sick birds.

 

[Beloved Turkey]

I was just suggesting calling your state lab who could then tell you whether of not they could test a sick chicken. They have people that can arrange for testing, no vet. You could then ask how much it costs or if they do it. At the same time, you could ask how much for a necropsy. It is good to know about what is available whether you do it or not. Having a chronic disease brought into your flock will surely cost you a lot on antibiotics in the future. Sometimes it is better to cull sick birds.

Okay, I’ll keep that in mind and start an emergency thread with her symptoms