Sour Crop or Infectious Coryza HELP!!

[tburden40]

No swelling at all. That’s what has me stumped about is it a crop issue or coryza. Lol

Can you call your feed stores and ask for terramycin antibiotic eye ointment? I would assume coryza and go ahead and start treating for it. Put ointment in eyes twice a day until this clears up.

 

[tburden40]

Picture taken just now of hen in question.

 

[azygous]

It may just be early in the infection and tissues haven't swelled yet.

 

[tburden40]

It may just be early in the infection and tissues haven't swelled yet.

She has been sounding cruddy for a few weeks now, could it take 3-4 weeks before swelling will occur?

 

[tburden40]

Other side of her face for reference.

 

[tburden40]

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[azygous]

Your other option is an oral antibiotic if you would rather not use the eye antibiotic.

You can also ask a vet to take a swab of her throat secretions and run a pathology test to see what bacteria is present. It can run into $$.

What we do here, unless it's something very obvious, is to suggest treatment for the most likely possibility and see what happens. $25 for some amoxycillin is a fraction of what a vet and testing would cost. https://www.kvsupply.com/item/aqua-mox-250mg-capsules-100-count/P06184/

 

[tburden40]

Your other option is an oral antibiotic if you would rather not use the eye antibiotic.

You can also ask a vet to take a swab of her throat secretions and run a pathology test to see what bacteria is present. It can run into $$.

What we do here, unless it's something very obvious, is to suggest treatment for the most likely possibility and see what happens. $25 for some amoxycillin is a fraction of what a vet and testing would cost. https://www.kvsupply.com/item/aqua-mox-250mg-capsules-100-count/P06184/

What is the route given and dosage of that amoxicillin for chickens? And does that treat coryza if that is her issue? Thank you for all your knowledge!

 

[azygous]

The dose is 250mg once a day for ten days. Amoxycillin is a broad spectrum antibiotic, treating both gram positive and gram negative bacteria. Coryza is caused by the bacterium Haemophilus paragallinarum.