Sneezing and labored breathing

[ChickdaddyAZ]

Hey guys I have a three week old chick who is sneezing and breathing heavy. She has no visible drainage and I have been cleaving her brooder and water everyday. I separated her from the other chicks about 3 days ago. Does anyone know what medicine I can give her? I heard amoxicillin is good but what dosage? I’m getting three more baby chicks tomorrow so I won’t her to be cleaned up in the next week or so!

 

[ChickdaddyAZ]

Hey guys I have a three week old chick who is sneezing and breathing heavy. She has no visible drainage and I have been cleaving her brooder and water everyday. I separated her from the other chicks about 3 days ago. Does anyone know what medicine I can give her? I heard amoxicillin is good but what dosage? I’m getting three more baby chicks tomorrow so I won’t her to be cleaned up in the next week or so!

*cleaning haha not cleaver

 

[N F C]

I'm going to move your post over to the ER forum, hopefully the good folks over there can give you some helpful advice.

 

[Eggcessive]

Where did you get the 3 week old chicks from? Most likely all of the chicks are already exposed, so probably no reason to separate her. She needs to be with the flock for company, unless she is so sick she gets picked on.

Do you have adult chickens? Chicks get respiratory diseases from a carrier, but sometimes they can get MG through the hatching egg from the parents. Chicks can also get brooder pneumonia (aspergillosis) from mold spores in the brooder usually from water spills in bedding. Make sure that they have plenty of overhead ventilation, and dry bedding. Raise feeders to shoulder height.

Mixing day old chicks with these older chicks may not be a good idea, due to being exposed to a possible respiratory infection, getting coccidiosis feom the older ones, or getting picked on due to size difference.

If you suspect mycoplasma (MG,) it can be treated with Tylan 50 injectable given orally 1/4 ml per pound 3 times daily for 3-5 days. MG can be mild or cause bubbles in eyes, sneezing, and lethargy. If she has infectious bronchitis, then that is a disease that lasts about a month, and most chicks may get it. Symptoms include sneezing often.

 

[ChickdaddyAZ]

Where did you get the 3 week old chicks from? Most likely all of the chicks are already exposed, so probably no reason to separate her. She needs to be with the flock for company, unless she is so sick she gets picked on.

Do you have adult chickens? Chicks get respiratory diseases from a carrier, but sometimes they can get MG through the hatching egg from the parents. Chicks can also get brooder pneumonia (aspergillosis) from mold spores in the brooder usually from water spills in bedding. Make sure that they have plenty of overhead ventilation, and dry bedding. Raise feeders to shoulder height.

Mixing day old chicks with these older chicks may not be a good idea, due to being exposed to a possible respiratory infection, getting coccidiosis feom the older ones, or getting picked on due to size difference.

If you suspect mycoplasma (MG,) it can be treated with Tylan 50 injectable given orally 1/4 ml per pound 3 times daily for 3-5 days. MG can be mild or cause bubbles in eyes, sneezing, and lethargy. If she has infectious bronchitis, then that is a disease that lasts about a month, and most chicks may get it. Symptoms include sneezing often.

Thank you so much for all the great info!

 

[Eggcessive]

You’re welcome. Here is a good link to read that includes the common respiratory diseases and their symptoms in chickens. Just read the articles on mycoplasma gallisepticum, infectious bronchitis, infectious coryza, and Aspergillosis:
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

 

[ChickdaddyAZ]

Hey guys I have a three week old chick who is sneezing and breathing heavy. She has no visible drainage and I have been cleaving her brooder and water everyday. I separated her from the other chicks about 3 days ago. Does anyone know what medicine I can give her? I heard amoxicillin is good but what dosage? I’m getting three more baby chicks tomorrow so I won’t her to be cleaned up in the next week or so!

Hi guys, A little update on that chick. She’s still sneezing and seems a little less active and hasn’t grown quite as much as her two brooder mates. She still eats and drinks luckily! She been with the other chicks for awhile amd they show no symptoms. Still wish I could figure out what’s wrong!