Silkie thread!

[subhanalah]

You said you got the birds as a business? What will you be selling?
I'm pretty sure whatever it is, they will be carriers for life and knowingly selling those birds....I think getting a medical diagnosis is necessary before deciding to move forward on the business venture.

 

[Sylvester017]

This may help.

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/disea...ction-mg-chronic-respiratory-disease-chickens

I've been bookmarking/copying your references to my computer Desktop for easy reference. I always kick myself for not bookmarking things and then can't remember where they were. On my Desktop are all my chicken references. Thank you and know that at least one person is taking your experiences to heart.

 

[keesmom]

You need to have necropsy done on your next dead bird. Your youngsters shouldn't be within half a mile of the infected birds and you would have to change your shoes and clothes and wash your hands every time you interact with the groups. If this is coryza or mycoplasma, which it sounds like it is , you need to close your flock. No birds in no birds out.

This. X2.

You have a lot of sick birds. You need to positively identify what you are up against and the best course of action. No more birds in, and more importantly no birds out and that includes hatching eggs. Mycoplasmas can transmit vertically (through the egg).

 

[Sylvester017]

We just painted ours and the screw works well to keep it in place. In our Sussex pen the screw is driven directly into the perch. Different approach same outcome.

We pondered a variety of approaches to attaching the new wider ramp in the little coop but the darn low perch was always in the way of anything we tried. We even went on the coop thread to get suggestions from coop builders and they were ideas that wouldn't work in our coop. We need the ramp to be easily removed when we go in the coop and no permanent attachment (hook-and-eye, hinges, screws, etc) was easy to maneuver the ramp out. That's why we had to settle on the flat brick at the floor of the ramp to keep it in place. It doesn't shift and we can quickly and easily remove the ramp for entering/cleaning the coop. The coop was custom pre-built at the feed store by a customer so we had no part in its design. We like everything about the design except the materials used were pretty cheap IMO. The narrow 4 and 1/2-inch ramp that came with it isn't wide enough for anything but a rat.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I take upper respiratory diseases very seriously. This is why I never take a bird back once it has left my property. It's also why I don't show. A breeder sold me a breeding pair of Wyandotte that I suspect were infected. They have never been allowed to join the flock. I gave them large doses of erythromycin and touch wood , we haven't had any reoccurrence . But there is an acre of land between them and my flock and that's the way it will stay.

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/82/infectious-coryza

 

[Sylvester017]

I wanted to share this stuff for all you guys having issues. I had to assist hatch a breech chick who started shrinkwrapping a few weeks back. Naturally she was weaker than the other chicks. She started having respiratory symptoms, gasping for air the whole 9. I was freaking out. I isolated her and would spray two sprays of this in her water. Within days she was better and back to normal. I don't know what she had, but this seemed to help. For wounds, ill use betadine on the wound then follow with this stuff. I've used this on all my pets and always had good results. I'm not a vet, just sharing what has worked for me

Did you get this at a health store, pet store, vet office, or online? Sounds like a good product to have on hand. My First-Aid box for chickens is expanding.

 

[Fancychooklady]

We pondered a variety of approaches to attaching the new wider ramp in the little coop but the darn low perch was always in the way of anything we tried. We even went on the coop thread to get suggestions from coop builders and they were ideas that wouldn't work in our coop. We need the ramp to be easily removed when we go in the coop and no permanent attachment (hook-and-eye, hinges, screws, etc) was easy to maneuver the ramp out. That's why we had to settle on the flat brick at the floor of the ramp to keep it in place. It doesn't shift and we can quickly and easily remove the ramp for entering/cleaning the coop. The coop was custom pre-built at the feed store by a customer so we had no part in its design. We like everything about the design except the materials used were pretty cheap IMO. The narrow 4 and 1/2-inch ramp that came with it isn't wide enough for anything but a rat.

Whatever works for you. My ladder runs alongside the wall and I like the simple screw because I can simply slip the ladder over it to remove it for cleaning.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Somedays the cockerels can't crow and the next day they can so it is hit and miss. There are 3 pens that are sneezing and wheezing. The one of 24 with the 3 week olds, the pen of 12 8 month old wyandottes and a pen of 27 6 week olds.
Don't get me wrong. They are 'pets'. I intend building a business but every death (and there have been a lot; sometimes 12-15 per day) hits me hard, especially the tiny ones.

I have given you the clinical links that you need to read, but on a personal level this must be devastating. My heart goes out to you and you babies.

 

[Iluvmysilkies]

Yeah , I just scramble 2-3 eggs put half in the fridge for their afternoon feed. If you make it nice and soft and small enough for them to eat they'll chow down. Mine also love cooked soft rice with a raw egg stirred through.

that sounds tasty! Now I want some of that, just add a little fish sauce!

Haha Thanks, i just picked some eggs up so im going to scramble some up for them now. Just wanted to make sure they werent too young to eat them or something or that they could overfill on it

Update: Well I sat and watched then for 15mins and none of them would even try the eggs lol. How long can I leave them in there with them before they go bad?

 

[CheshieChick]

Did you get this at a health store, pet store, vet office, or online? Sounds like a good product to have on hand. My First-Aid box for chickens is expanding.

I got this at a Feeders Supply Store. I would suspect they would have it at a place like Tractor Supply or a large chain pet store. It was about $15.00 but its lasted me a long time. If you can't find it at a store I'm sure it can be ordered online


Found it!
http://www.heartlandvetsupply.com/p-2561-pet-silver-wound-spray.aspx