sick silkies

[eggdicted]

i have about 10 silkies that are all sick a few are worse than others a few have white mucous build up in their eyes and most of them are sneezing half are coughing and a couple have rattling sounds when breathing ive been using a cicline antibiotic for five days with no improvment i have been giving them vitamins in there water and put them on some of my starter grower that is 23% but they arent getting better any ideas on what to do next

 

[Elite Silkies]

Have you started them on any antibiotics?

Do you have pictures, there are a lot of very knowledgeable people here that can probably help you by looking at the pics.

 

[eggdicted]

yeah they were on oxytricicline for 5 days as recomended and no improvment infact there probably worsesorry i i willl get some pics but dont want to go to there pen unless to feed or water them there not the only chickens i have and dont want to spread it around

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Tylan or erythromycin or baytril are better for respiratory illnesses---assuming that it is bacterial and not viral. Chances of getting a vet to prescribe baytril for that many birds is pretty slim IMO, since that could be considered whole-flock treatment (disallowed).