PistolPeak
In the Brooder
Hello everyone! New to BYC and the city chicken life, but have received some solid advice on my chickens so far.
I brought home by brood about a month ago from a swap meet, learned my lesson on that one real fast. I got a 16 week old silver Ameraucana, and a cream legbar and a Rhode rock- both 10 weeks old and an 8 week speckled sussix. The 3 little hens started showing respiratory symptoms (sneezing,coughing,standing with beaks open and eyes closed- they were very sick) within hours of purchasing them. After much research and no luck finding a chicken Dr, I treated them with Tylan 50 orally x 5 days and they seem to be cured. All are growing and thriving
Now, 3 weeks later the big hen had dried mucus that was kinda smelly on her beak but isn't acting like anything is wrong or showing any symptoms otherwise. In fact, she just started laying and is producing one perfect egg every morning. I'm just curious if I need to be concerned, if the eggs are safe to eat and if I should treat anything. Thanks for any advice!
I brought home by brood about a month ago from a swap meet, learned my lesson on that one real fast. I got a 16 week old silver Ameraucana, and a cream legbar and a Rhode rock- both 10 weeks old and an 8 week speckled sussix. The 3 little hens started showing respiratory symptoms (sneezing,coughing,standing with beaks open and eyes closed- they were very sick) within hours of purchasing them. After much research and no luck finding a chicken Dr, I treated them with Tylan 50 orally x 5 days and they seem to be cured. All are growing and thriving
Now, 3 weeks later the big hen had dried mucus that was kinda smelly on her beak but isn't acting like anything is wrong or showing any symptoms otherwise. In fact, she just started laying and is producing one perfect egg every morning. I'm just curious if I need to be concerned, if the eggs are safe to eat and if I should treat anything. Thanks for any advice!
