The EMERGENCY Thread!!!

[abbeyc]

Thank you Kathy love Biggie Small xx

 

[casportpony]

Thank you Kathy love Biggie Small xx

Wow, Biggie Small looks much better!

-Kathy

 

[Bburnie1]

I have to say thank you to abbeyc for her situation and the input, as elk as Kathy. I dosed my girl straight corrid and she's looking better. Eyes open, standing up, been eating more on her own. More alert. Fingers crossed! We aren't out of the woodsvyet, but we can see the trail!

 

[casportpony]

I have to say thank you to abbeyc for her situation and the input, as elk as Kathy. I dosed my girl straight corrid and she's looking better. Eyes open, standing up, been eating more on her own. More alert. Fingers crossed! We aren't out of the woodsvyet, but we can see the trail!

So happy for you!

-Kathy

 

[abbeyc]

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The video has to be uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo, then post or embed that link.

Kathy you are a legend!! Today Biggie is a lot better almost normal and the other ones that were showing symptoms aren't anymore and are active. I gave one drop near per 100g of weight. None of the other birds before survived let alone got better. Guess he's not out of the woods yet but it's almost a miracle!
I kept them all warm and will continue with the weaker half measure of corrid for the next 5 days just to be sure.
I really can't thank you enough!!! You have saved 7 lives thank you xxx

I have to say thank you to abbeyc for her situation and the input, as elk as Kathy. I dosed my girl straight corrid and she's looking better. Eyes open, standing up, been eating more on her own. More alert. Fingers crossed! We aren't out of the woodsvyet, but we can see the trail!

I have to say thank you to abbeyc for her situation and the input, as elk as Kathy. I dosed my girl straight corrid and she's looking better. Eyes open, standing up, been eating more on her own. More alert. Fingers crossed! We aren't out of the woodsvyet, but we can see the trail!

Thank you so much. It's amazing how quickly this works. Kathy is the true hero for her advice. Although Biggie now won't leave me alone and cries whenever I leave him...he prefers to sit like a parrot on my shoulder!!

 

[TwinsLoveChicks]

Anyone?

 

[casportpony]

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1) Four birds, all mixed breeds, three of them are about 5 months old and one is about 1 1/2 to 2 years old, and they don't seem to have lost any weight at all.
2) They are breathing oddly, with their mouths open, kind of gurgly, and with three of them their cheeks are swollen up so that their eyes are half shut.
3) 2-4 days.
4) Just those four.
5) No.
6) It's been raining here for about a week, so it's really muddy in the run. That's the only thing that I can think of that would cause a problem.
7) Nothing unusual. Just their normal feed and water, and they're still eating and drinking.
8) Normal.
9) None.
10) I would want to treat them myself.
11) I'll post a picture soon.
12) The coop is small and off the ground, and the bedding that I use is just plain old shavings.

Also, the older one and two of the young ones are roosters, but the other young one is a hen.

Can you post picture and a video? Sounds like they have a respiratory infection.

-Kathy

 

[Sony57]

Hello Twins Love Chicks,

How long has this been going on? Can you submit your birds for testing at a local vet or zoologix? This can help rule out if this is a "herpes" like infection that they will be lifetime carriers of or something else. It can also steer you toward the most appropriate treatment plan. In the meantime, if you aren't doing anything else, I would add VetRx to their water and under their wings, perhaps even in their bedding. This is like Vix and may make them more comfortable. I would also look into necropsy options since some states offer this service for free.

I have noticed that many people on BYC and other sites treat chickens with suspected respiratory illnesses with tylan 50 or oxytetracycline or other antibiotics. If you go this route, be prepared for the fact that many respiratory issues are viral in nature not bacterial. Antibiotics treat bacterial infections. Further, improper treatment with antibiotics may make antibiotic resistant strains of whatever you are dealing with.

 

[AustralorpsAU]

Not an emergency but today got really hot and my chickens were obviously overheating. They were holding their wings out and panting. I put the sprinkler on near the run so splashes would get in but it didn't help much. Will i need to install a fan or something?

 

[TwinsLoveChicks]

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I'll post a couple photos soon, but I don't have a YouTube account, so I can't post any videos.

Thanks!