Sick chicken please help!

[easttxchick]

It's Terramyacin. It comes in an envelope and you can get it at the feed store.
It's a powdered antibiotic that you mix in with their drinking water.

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

My personal opinion...

If I can separate, and treat individually, that is my preference, as I don't like to over use antibiotics. Secondly, you're not supposed to eat the eggs from treated chickens for several weeks..and if you treat the whole flock, you're out of eggs for a while. However, if other flock mates start showing symptoms, then I wouldn't hesitate to treat them all, and forego the eggs for 3 weeks.

Its sounds respiratory to me to, based on your preliminary description. Hold her up to your ear, and listen to her breathing too. Is her mouth open a lot? Can you go bug dad and ask him about moving her in the garage tonight with a heat lamp?

Edit.... okay good! I love how fast great advice arrives!!!

You can ignore my post. LOL. I'm glad Dad said okay. Give him a hug from us...

 

[a123andpoof]

Its to late tonight. But I will do it first thing in the morning. My dad is sleeping but my mom thought it would be okay. So when I get up 7:30 am I will work on setting up a place for her and then get mom to take me a get medicine. And hopefully a heat lamp otherwise I have to take it away from a babies and deal with their frozen water. Anyone have any ideas as to what could have caused this? So I can try and prevent it from happening again?

Oh and I will only treat the one unless others show symptoms. And I did know about the eggs!

Thanks everone!

 

[BamaSilkies]

You can use whatever antibiotic you want but this is what I use.

 

[a123andpoof]

Okay. This looks like what my corid came in so ts will probally have this. Thanks for the pic!

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

Sometimes changes in weather can make chickens more susceptible to things. Its not always something you can prevent. Just keep up your best chicken-care practices, and hopefully this will be your only feathered patient this winter.

Reflecting hood + bulb should only cost about $10.00. It doesn't have to be one of the more expensive brooder set ups. Its worth the $$ if its in your families budget.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you and your hen!