Sneezy Chick

[nb5347]

Hello all,

I posted last week with a sick 5/6 week old chick. She passed away the next night. When I got her, I also brought home one of her siblings. She was also sneezing but mostly energetic and is eating/drinking/foraging around her hutch. She sounds more congested though as the days have gone by she’s still energetic and eating/drinking but she’s sneezing a good bit and just sounds so congested and has rapid shallow breathing, it breaks my heart. At this point, I’m assuming what the other one had + the heat here in Texas, is affecting this baby too. She’s shaded in a rabbit hutch with good airflow but I do not want her to suffer. I’ve been putting vetrx on her chest/below her wings, giving electrolytes with her water and a drop or two of nutridrench. Is there anything else I can do for her? The heat streak should be breaking tomorrow but from looking at old forums, it looks like I may be losing this one too. Any advice would be appreciated!

 

[The Chick Addict]

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[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC!
Sounds like you bought some sick birds.
Unfortunately Vetrx isn't going to cure what is most likely a disease.
Antibiotics may help some of the symptoms for a while but they won't cure a disease either.
You can call our state lab and they will help you collect a sample to mail to them for testing to find out which disease you are dealing with so you can decide on how to move forward.

Do you have a link to the place you bought them from?

 

[nb5347]

Welcome to BYC!
Sounds like you bought some sick birds.
Unfortunately Vetrx isn't going to cure what is most likely a disease.
Antibiotics may help some of the symptoms for a while but they won't cure a disease either.
You can call our state lab and they will help you collect a sample to mail to them for testing to find out which disease you are dealing with so you can decide on how to move forward.

Do you have a link to the place you bought them from?

That is what someone else mentioned to me It was breaking my heart hearing the congestion and with the help of a neighbor, we decided to cull the second one to not further spread the infection into my established flock, though I’m now worried it’s too late as I had the temporary coop they were in, in the chicken area I bought them from https://wisecountychickenfarm.com/. Their website didn’t look bad but none of the photos are real, they’re all stock photos, NOT from their farm. I pulled up confused as it was a trailer, falling apart and many, many chickens all over the place in chain link coops. :’( lesson learned, I just wanted to support a small local farm but this was not it.

 

[Kiki]

That is what someone else mentioned to me It was breaking my heart hearing the congestion and with the help of a neighbor, we decided to cull the second one to not further spread the infection into my established flock, though I’m now worried it’s too late as I had the temporary coop they were in, in the chicken area I bought them from https://wisecountychickenfarm.com/. Their website didn’t look bad but none of the photos are real, they’re all stock photos, NOT from their farm. I pulled up confused as it was a trailer, falling apart and many, many chickens all over the place in chain link coops. :’( lesson learned, I just wanted to support a small local farm but this was not it.

So sorry. Hopefully what they had didn't reach your flock.

Please please don't ever buy from anyone that you can not fully check out here on BYC. Don't buy from Craigslist or FB.

I highly recommend Ideal Poultry.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hello all,

I posted last week with a sick 5/6 week old chick. She passed away the next night. When I got her, I also brought home one of her siblings. She was also sneezing but mostly energetic and is eating/drinking/foraging around her hutch. She sounds more congested though as the days have gone by she’s still energetic and eating/drinking but she’s sneezing a good bit and just sounds so congested and has rapid shallow breathing, it breaks my heart. At this point, I’m assuming what the other one had + the heat here in Texas, is affecting this baby too. She’s shaded in a rabbit hutch with good airflow but I do not want her to suffer. I’ve been putting vetrx on her chest/below her wings, giving electrolytes with her water and a drop or two of nutridrench. Is there anything else I can do for her? The heat streak should be breaking tomorrow but from looking at old forums, it looks like I may be losing this one too. Any advice would be appreciated!

Please.

Photos of the chick(s), housing/brooder and poop.

A video of actions would be nice to see - upload video to YouTube and provide a link.

Work on getting fluids into your chick, offer her some sugar water or electrolytes.

Did you ever treat for Coccidiosis?

 

[TropicalChickies]

That is what someone else mentioned to me It was breaking my heart hearing the congestion and with the help of a neighbor, we decided to cull the second one to not further spread the infection into my established flock, though I’m now worried it’s too late as I had the temporary coop they were in, in the chicken area I bought them from https://wisecountychickenfarm.com/. Their website didn’t look bad but none of the photos are real, they’re all stock photos, NOT from their farm. I pulled up confused as it was a trailer, falling apart and many, many chickens all over the place in chain link coops. :’( lesson learned, I just wanted to support a small local farm but this was not it.

If it was a virus, like Infectious Bronchitis, its ability to infect others drops dramatically once away from a live host, so if the sick birds you bought weren't in direct contact with your flock, they may be alright. If it was a bacteria like salmonella, MS, or MG (mycoplasma) it can live in feces and on surfaces the chicks sneezed on. It certainly can't hurt to thoroughly clean and disinfect the area where the sick birds were. Scoop out all poop, bedding, sand, etc. Clean any potentially contaminated surfaces with soapy hot water with a bit of bleach or ammonia. Don't do it while chickens are around -- bleach or ammonia is great at killing germs, but a respiratory hazard. Or use a different solution that kills bacteria. It can't hurt and it may help. I hope your flock is ok.

 

[nb5347]

Please.

Photos of the chick(s), housing/brooder and poop.

A video of actions would be nice to see - upload video to YouTube and provide a link.

Work on getting fluids into your chick, offer her some sugar water or electrolytes.

Did you ever treat for Coccidiosis?

Yes, I gave corid in their water. The chick is now gone so not sure I’ll upload the last videos of her anymore. will do that tho if I run into any future issues with any other chickens.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yes, I gave corid in their water. The chick is now gone so not sure I’ll upload the last videos of her anymore. will do that tho if I run into any future issues with any other chickens.

Photos/video of Current sick chick(s) please.
Thanks!

 

[Kiki]

Photos/video of Current sick chick(s) please.

She ended its suffering already.