i had 2 orpingtons brought round that were apparantly 'sick' and the owner could not treat them so handed them over to me.
ive had them inquarantine for over 2 weeks now and have only seen one symptom...sneezing. no runny eyes, snotty noses or breathing problems, just sneezing.
it started with the pullet, sneezing once every few minutes or so. i did a 5 day course of antibiotics in the water (denagard) which didnt seem to help, so i did another 5 days which seemed to reduce the sneezez but not cleared it up altogether. yesterday i notice the roo has now also started sneezing? the pullet is nearly 'cured' (i only hear her sneeze once or twice a day as opposed to the once a minute when she first came)
should i continue with the antib's or is that just a waste and i should let the roo get on with it? i still dont know if the pullet got over it herself or the anti b's helped.
what would cause just sneezing and nothing else? i hought allergy but they had this problem before they came here so dont think its that....
any ideas?
apart from the sneezing they are in glorious health..big basketball shapd birds..eat tons and drink plenty
ive had them inquarantine for over 2 weeks now and have only seen one symptom...sneezing. no runny eyes, snotty noses or breathing problems, just sneezing.
it started with the pullet, sneezing once every few minutes or so. i did a 5 day course of antibiotics in the water (denagard) which didnt seem to help, so i did another 5 days which seemed to reduce the sneezez but not cleared it up altogether. yesterday i notice the roo has now also started sneezing? the pullet is nearly 'cured' (i only hear her sneeze once or twice a day as opposed to the once a minute when she first came)
should i continue with the antib's or is that just a waste and i should let the roo get on with it? i still dont know if the pullet got over it herself or the anti b's helped.
what would cause just sneezing and nothing else? i hought allergy but they had this problem before they came here so dont think its that....
any ideas?
apart from the sneezing they are in glorious health..big basketball shapd birds..eat tons and drink plenty