- May 10, 2009
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In June, I moved from CO to TN with my 5 laying hens in my minivan in a dog crate. Within 5 weeks moved again to another house due to mold. Chickens came with plus 4 guinea chicks I bought. Second home had an existing coop (one of the stalls in the barn) and came with 3 roos and another hen - I couldn't resist!! After 5-6 weeks I bought 6 more pullets from a lady because my boy wanted a silkie. One had a runny nose and quickly most of my chickens had runny noses, heads grossly swollen, sneezing/ coughing, some rattle when they breath etc... We started Duramycin in water for a week. Then we did a week of twice/day Tylan 50 injections for 9 out of 18 birds, and are now on day 4 of Albon in water.
I still have 2 girls that have had the complete treatment, rattle when they breath. One of my hens, that did not receive injections started rattling and coughing today. I've yet to do Tylan injections with this gal, another 2 laying hens, 2 silkie pullets, one Hamburger pullet, and 4 guineas. So despite the liquid antibiotics, this thing continues to spread. No one is laying. Not one egg in over a week and just 1-2 a day for several weeks before that.
My flock are not only pets, but they were to be part of our self-sustaining plan while my hubby isn't working - eggs to eat and for my boys to have a small egg business. The lady I bought the 6 pullets from had a few of her sick birds (turkeys and hens) killed and analyzed in the state's lab. Mycoplasmosis G. was the diagnosis, along with pox on the turkeys and some sort of worm. I took one of my sick roos to the same place to be analyzed and they couldn't grow a culture since I had been treating with antibiotics in the water ( this was before we started Tylan 50). But they said he had sinusitis, conjunctivitis, and hepititis that many times comes with Coryza.
Should I just keep doing what I'm doing? When do I decide to cull? I was hoping to have some chicks, etc.. But I believe any new birds would have to be vaccinated. Would love any suggestions from all of you veteran chicken raisers.
JG
I still have 2 girls that have had the complete treatment, rattle when they breath. One of my hens, that did not receive injections started rattling and coughing today. I've yet to do Tylan injections with this gal, another 2 laying hens, 2 silkie pullets, one Hamburger pullet, and 4 guineas. So despite the liquid antibiotics, this thing continues to spread. No one is laying. Not one egg in over a week and just 1-2 a day for several weeks before that.
My flock are not only pets, but they were to be part of our self-sustaining plan while my hubby isn't working - eggs to eat and for my boys to have a small egg business. The lady I bought the 6 pullets from had a few of her sick birds (turkeys and hens) killed and analyzed in the state's lab. Mycoplasmosis G. was the diagnosis, along with pox on the turkeys and some sort of worm. I took one of my sick roos to the same place to be analyzed and they couldn't grow a culture since I had been treating with antibiotics in the water ( this was before we started Tylan 50). But they said he had sinusitis, conjunctivitis, and hepititis that many times comes with Coryza.
Should I just keep doing what I'm doing? When do I decide to cull? I was hoping to have some chicks, etc.. But I believe any new birds would have to be vaccinated. Would love any suggestions from all of you veteran chicken raisers.
JG