Sick? Bantam help needed

[Jkoleff83]

She's been sneezing? Coughing? (unsure what it is) for several weeks now. Sometimes her neck looks swan like, and she adjusts her crop a lot. I'm not sure if she's eating or drinking or how her poops look as I'm unable to seperate. Her crop typically feels empty, or very little in there though I have seen her pecking around the ground on occasion. I've put vetrx on her a couple times, but am not certain what's going on so no idea how to treat. Had hoped it was something that would resolve itself but at this point it's been to long to think that could still be the case. Could use opinions on what it could be and what I could try to help her. She does still go out and free range with the rest in her coop but rarely does she go far from the coop, usually sticks close by even when the rest have wandered away.

 

[Lillith37]

How is the ventilation in your coop? Have you had her from a chick?

Is her crop full at night and empty in the morning? Try to spend to time out there with her to see what her droppings are like.

Does she have any mucus or wetness around her nose or any swelling on her face or eyes? You can open her beak to make sure nothing is wrapped around her tongue.

 

[Lillith37]

You can also pull back her little ear flaps to see inside her ear canal and make sure it’s clear.

There is a kind of worm called gapeworm that can affect the throat but it’s not very common and depends where you live.

 

[Eggcessive]

I think she is sneezing or snicking. How often does she do it and is it all day long? Are any of the others doing this as well? I would try to interest her in eating. Moistened chicken feed and a little scrambled egg might get her attention. How do her droppings look? At her age coccidiosis might be a problem, and that can be treated with Corid (amprollium) in the water. Dosage is 2 tsp of the liquid or 1.5 tsp of the powder per gallon of water for 5-7 days.

 

[Jkoleff83]

The ventilation is very good, she's actually in my new camper turned coop, so there are lots of open windows and 2 doors with screen doors that I have had open all summer. I have had her since she was a chick. She is now around 7 months old. No other hens have any symptoms all the rest in this coop as well as my other coop are all acting normal, no sneezing or anything. Her crop is essentially empty all the time. I sometimes feel very little in there but not on a regular basis. No mucus or swelling, I didn't see anything around her tongue nor could I see anything on roof of her mouth or in her throat. I did look in her throat for gapeworm but did not see anything nor am I certain I would actually see it if it were in there. I have not looked in ears, as I was unaware of the flap and being able to look in them, so I will definitely be doing this after work today.

She is doing it all day long, but maybe only once throughout the night when she's roosted. I'm not certain what her droppings look like but I have not seen any unusual or abnormal droppings in or outside of their coop. I don't believe it is coccidiosis as I've had chicks with that in the past but the symptoms were much different. I Initially thought either respiratory infection or possibly mycoplasma, but I can't be positive since I've never knowingly had either in my coops before.

 

[Jkoleff83]

Check her ears yesterday and they both looked good. Can someone advise what med and how much to give to treat for gapeworm? I'm not positive this is what it is but I need to start treating her for something

 

[Eggcessive]

Check her ears yesterday and they both looked good. Can someone advise what med and how much to give to treat for gapeworm? I'm not positive this is what it is but I need to start treating her for something

SafeGuard horse paste or the liquid goat wormer (both fenbendazole 10%,) given at 0.25 or 1/4 ml per pound of weight orally for 5 consecutive days will treat gapeworms and most other worms, except tapeworms.

 

[Jkoleff83]

SafeGuard horse paste or the liquid goat wormer (both fenbendazole 10%,) given at 0.25 or 1/4 ml per pound of weight orally for 5 consecutive days will treat gapeworms and most other worms, except tapeworms.

Thank you very much. Does this have egg withdrawal? Because I'm not sure which are hers (if any) so just want to be sure to discard all my bantam eggs if there is a time frame I should be doing so.

 

[Eggcessive]

Thank you very much. Does this have egg withdrawal? Because I'm not sure which are hers (if any) so just want to be sure to discard all my bantam eggs if there is a time frame I should be doing so.

Yes, there is a 14 day egg withdrawal time with most wormers because of a small amount of residue. Some people follow that, and some people ignore it. I just would not sell or give away those eggs for sure.