sneezing and weezing

[hdowden]

we have some chickens that have started sneezing and weezing. what can cause this and what to use as treatment?

edit: its spreed before we could really catch it

 

[Animalian]

Possibilities

sinus infection or respiratory infection - antibiotics (I'd call a vet for advice)
gape worm - worm them (I use Avitrol)
pain - I had a hen start wheezing/gasping after I thought she had got "better" from a prolapse... apparently even though she was keeping it all in again she was hurting real bad. Had to have her put down..

 

[hdowden]

none of our vets around here deal in farm animals. had a cocketeil i had to take to the vet and none around here new what to do for him

the one i took him to gave him a shot but he was so nervous about the shot and were to put and then gave us some antibiotic. its a shame no one around here knows anything about farm animals

 

[dawg53]

Quote:
It depends if it's environmental, bacterial, viral or fungal. If it's environmental, remove or try to eliminate the cause. Bacterial- sanitize everything, treat with antibiotics. Viral- you're out of luck, it cant be treated, cull. Fungal- Clean, remove the source, treat birds with oxine.