Sneezing and bubbles in eyes

[Jholeah]

I have a hen I got yesterday who I noticed had bubbles in her eyes yesterday after being here for about 3 hours. I also noticed I could hear her breathing and when I opened the pen and touched her she coughed/sneezed. She has her beak open most of the time. I thought it was from moving her. She was in a open top box in my van with ac for all of 10 minutes for the move. They walked around the run for about 30 minutes and found the coop. They went in and I have not seen them come out since. I was told to put poultry cell in the water and did. But the water is in the run so when I closed up the coop last night I put the water in with them but can't tell if they drank or not. I checked them this morning and she seems the same. I also put a little food in with them last night because it is also in the run. It looks like they may have ate a little. The only other thing I know they ate was a small handful of meal worms when they got here about 9:30am yesterday. Any suggestions on what else I can do to help. I looked for antibiotics and was told I need a prescription. Should I get them out of the coop and in the run? I live in South Louisiana and it is in the 80's.

UPDATE: I kind of made them get out of the coop earlier and they both started pecking the grass. I got a little hand full of meal worms and the worst one ate a good bit. Then they both drank some water and the not as sick one ate a little feed. They are still out. I will continue to check on them. But it did make me feel much better. Now after they drank when they bent to peck the ground some water came out of their beaks. Not a lot but enough for me to notice.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hi again, and a re-welcome to BYC!

Are the ones you just brought home your only chickens? If not, I'd keep your other ones away from these.

You can buy antibiotics online without a prescription.

Tylosin an antibiotic helpful with MG (Mycoplasma gallisepticum) /respiratory symptoms. Dosage is 1 tsp per gallon of water for 5 days. Here are some places to order it:
https://jedds.com/products/tylosin-powder?_pos=1&_sid=c3b5b9991&_ss=r
https://thecanaryfinchstore.com/product/tylosin-powder-for-birds/
https://www.twincitypoultrysupplies.com/

 

[Eggcessive]

You can also use Tiagard (Tiamulin, Denagard) to treat mycoplasma respiratory disease, and get it here:
https://www.amazon.com/Aurora-TiaGard-Concentrate-Generic-Denagard/dp/B0B4T4Y9B1
Dosage is 2 ml per quart of water for 5 days.

Mycoplasma or MG is a chronic respiratory disease. Symptoms of carriers can pop up after a time of stress, such as moving, molting, or severe weather. Here is some reading about it:
https://extension.umd.edu/sites/ext... Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) Infecti....pdf

 

[Jholeah]

Hi again, and a re-welcome to BYC!

Are the ones you just brought home your only chickens? If not, I'd keep your other ones away from these.

You can buy antibiotics online without a prescription.

Tylosin an antibiotic helpful with MG (Mycoplasma gallisepticum) /respiratory symptoms. Dosage is 1 tsp per gallon of water for 5 days. Here are some places to order it:
https://jedds.com/products/tylosin-powder?_pos=1&_sid=c3b5b9991&_ss=r
https://thecanaryfinchstore.com/product/tylosin-powder-for-birds/
https://www.twincitypoultrysupplies.co

Hi again, and a re-welcome to BYC!

Are the ones you just brought home your only chickens? If not, I'd keep your other ones away from these.

You can buy antibiotics online without a prescription.

Tylosin an antibiotic helpful with MG (Mycoplasma gallisepticum) /respiratory symptoms. Dosage is 1 tsp per gallon of water for 5 days. Here are some places to order it:
https://jedds.com/products/tylosin-powder?_pos=1&_sid=c3b5b9991&_ss=r
https://thecanaryfinchstore.com/product/tylosin-powder-for-birds/
https://www.twincitypoultrysupplies.com/

Hello and Thank you again. Yes they are my only chickens.

Oh, Thank you. I will look. I just saw a post about MG. It sure looks like that may be what they have. I sure hope not. How can I know for sure? If it is I don't want to bring any more chickens here.

Thank you again.

 

[Jholeah]

You can also use Tiagard (Tiamulin, Denagard) to treat mycoplasma respiratory disease, and get it here:
https://www.amazon.com/Aurora-TiaGard-Concentrate-Generic-Denagard/dp/B0B4T4Y9B1
Dosage is 2 ml per quart of water for 5 days.

Mycoplasma or MG is a chronic respiratory disease. Symptoms of carriers can pop up after a time of stress, such as moving, molting, or severe weather. Here is some reading about it:
https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/2022-04/FS-1008 Recognizing and Preventing Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) Infecti....pdf

Thank you. That is a scary read. I guess I need to find a vet who will see a chicken to see for sure if it is MG or not. I don't want to spread it if it is so it will be no more chickens for me. And I don't think I can bring myself to cull them.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hello and Thank you again. Yes they are my only chickens.

Oh, Thank you. I will look. I just saw a post about MG. It sure looks like that may be what they have. I sure hope not. How can I know for sure? If it is I don't want to bring any more chickens here.

Thank you again.

They can be tested for MG by a vet if you can find one around you. MG is in many flocks, and many people and chickens get past it. They could live normal lives and possibly have flare-ups with it and need treatment again, but otherwise, they should be okay.

If you want more chickens sometime, I'd get chicks from a hatchery or breeder that vaccinates for MG.

 

[Jholeah]

They can be tested for MG by a vet if you can find one around you. MG is in many flocks, and many people and chickens get past it. They could live normal lives and possibly have flare-ups with it and need treatment again, but otherwise, they should be okay.

If you want more chickens sometime, I'd get chicks from a hatchery or breeder that vaccinates for MG.

I will look for one. I really want to know for sure what it is. I would love more a little later. I just wanted a few to hold me over till we can get the lot next to us. But if I these girls have MG I don't want to put them with any others. If new chicks are vaccinated they can't get or spread it? I am not out to sell chicks or birds. I just want some to give me joy and eggs. But I would also not like to have a whole flock needing to be treated. And by whole flock I mean like 12. Thank you so much. I did message the lady and she said her chickens are not sick and these were not before. Now I take that with a grain of salt.