Sneezing bird.. Duramycin-10 or tylan? And questions

[karlamaria]

About 2 weeks ago. My large hen Gerttie went over to my buff and nipped off a piece of her comb, I was shocked ! She did it again a week later in the pen, all of a sudden my buff is now sneezing and non stop. What was weird is she looked like there was feathers or a dust ball growing in the spot the hen plucked off. I pulled it off ( it came right off) and I had put antibiotic cream on the sore. It's now healed but my girl is sneezing now, non stop. I'm thinking she got stressed and then got something just nOt sure what, my girls have always been in the best of health and are only a year old .im separating her now, and putting her in the house, now tell me what can I do to treat the sneezing ? I do not want her to et worse, she is drinking and eating well. I have duramycin-10 and found tylan at my vets ( paid 60 bucks for the bottle) what one would you use to treat the girl ? I'm praying my whole flock does not get sick!
Thanks for the help, well I he I get help lol, seems the threads get less and less replys these days here.

 

[dawg53]

Are you sure it isnt something environmental? Perhaps a feed particle accidently inhaled in one of her nostrils for example, maybe stuck there? Feed dust can cause also cause sneezing, ammonia fumes from soiled bedding, lawn fertilizer, etc...
If it was a respiratory problem there would possibly be other symptoms; runny nostrils, bubbles in eyes, swollen face, gurgling, wheezing, head shaking, rattling.

 

[speckledhen]

Neither! You have one bird who is sneezing a bit, probably from something in the environment or something she got stuck in her nares. I have a 5 1/2 yr old hen who has sneezed for 4 years. There is not one thing wrong with her, it's just her.


Please don't get in the habit of giving antibiotics for stuff like a sneeze. That is really bad management, through and through. Even if your bird had an actual respiratory disease, antibiotics will not cure it, even if it was bacterial as opposed to viral ( you do know that antibiotics will not fix a virus, right?). Most respiratory diseases like Mycoplasmosis make the bird a carrier, like Typhoid Mary, which is why real breeders do not treat that stuff. They euthanize any symptomatic bird.

 

[karlamaria]

Are you sure it isnt something environmental? Perhaps a feed particle accidently inhaled in one of her nostrils for example, maybe stuck there? Feed dust can cause also cause sneezing, ammonia fumes from soiled bedding, lawn fertilizer, etc...
If it was a respiratory problem there would possibly be other symptoms; runny nostrils, bubbles in eyes, swollen face, gurgling, wheezing, head shaking, rattling.

. No ammonia fumes my coop is spotless, no fertilizers ever, no hay used only clean shavings. She is shaking her head, and has a bit of a rattle. I brought her into the house and will watch her for a few days,

 

[karlamaria]

Neither! You have one bird who is sneezing a bit, probably from something in the environment or something she got stuck in her nares. I have a 5 1/2 yr old hen who has sneezed for 4 years. There is not one thing wrong with her, it's just her.


Please don't get in the habit of giving antibiotics for stuff like a sneeze. That is really bad management, through and through. Even if  your bird had an actual respiratory disease, antibiotics will not cure it, even if it was bacterial as opposed to viral ( you do know that antibiotics will not fix a virus, right?). Most respiratory diseases like Mycoplasmosis make the bird a carrier, like Typhoid Mary, which is why real breeders do not treat that stuff. They euthanize any symptomatic bird.

 

Antibiotics do cure respiratory infections, and there is also antibiotics that cure bacterial infections and I'm not a breeder. I will hold off giving anything until i see more of whats going on Thanks

 

[dawg53]

Antibiotics do cure respiratory infections, and there is also antibiotics that cure bacterial infections and I'm not a breeder. I will hold off giving anything until i see more of whats going on Thanks

Speckledhen is correct. Antibiotics DO NOT CURE respiratory diseases in chickens. They may TREAT, but not cure. Birds that survive respiratory diseases remain carriers for life and stress can trigger symptoms again. The carriers will also transmit the disease to newly introduced birds and some diseases are passed through eggs. A closed flock must be maintained.

 

[karlamaria]

Thanks all for the info, I see so many posts on treating so I assumed it was the right thing to do. I mean there are tons of posts on sneezing coughing birds and treatments! For now I will watch her and keep her indoors. Im going to watch my flock closely ! Here is one post that recommends Meds
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/447927/sneezing-coughing-brahma

As does many many more and with this info people who are new like me tend to read and follow. After all we are told, search and you will find the answer.

 

[karlamaria]

My girl is doing great, no sneezing and no problems. We caged her and she sneezed and coughed, but day three and she is fine. We noticed te sneezing is mostly at night. Weird since she is free range all day. Maybe she got something in her nose. Just wanted to let everyone know .