Treatment Plan for Respiratory Illness

[WannabeHomsteader]

I have no idea.

It's been going on for a long time, hard to know what's causing her symptoms.

If you lose her, have a necropsy done and see what the result are.

Amoxicillin is broad spectrum and can help with some types of systemic bacterial infections it just really depends on what you are dealing with.

Certain respiratory diseases like Mycoplasma will not respond to Amoxicillin since there's no cell wall, this is why Tylosin or other medications are suggested, but if you are wanting to just treat "infection", then Amoxcillin would probably be the way to go.

Withdrawal for Amoxicillin is 14days after last dosing, so if given for 10days, you would throw out eggs for 24days.

There is a 1day withdrawal period for Tylosin.

Thanks for all the info. I've already treated her with Denagard once, with no change whatsoever. I would think that would do something if it were a mycoplasma issue. I'm also contemplating the possibility of of infectious bronchitis... she is still laying eggs, but about every other day (I thought it was just because she's a 2yo ISA brown, production birds and all that) AND her eggs are very pale tan. The whites are pretty watery, but again, I just assumed it was because she's old for her breed. It's the only other thing I can think of that decently fits symptoms (she's just missing watery eyes). I may try to upload video later and see if that helps provide more info.

Are chickens always this complicated?

 

[WannabeHomsteader]

Some things that may cause respiratory issues in chickens are damp or moldy conditions, poor ventilation or high temperatures inside a coop, and dust. Dusty feed can also cause sneezing.

I'm cleaning the coop and run out today to hopefully help reduce dust, look for mold, etc. Weather conditions here are pretty dry. I live in a hot climate, but they stay in the run, not the coop, in the heat of the day. So I think hot coop is not a problem. I wetted their feed today (they were so happy), but the sneezing did not subside. Ventilation is not an issue, but dust could be. They have a dirt run that I put leaves or grass clippings into, and it gets dusty - what to do to reduce the dust?