Two Sick chickens need a new home. Chesapeake VA

[Going Crazy]

I traded two of my beatiful rooster's, because I can't have rooster's where I live, at a chicken swap for two hens that I found out were sick once we got home. They are sneezing and snotty, loosing feathers, had worms and have some kind of mites and have yellow orange foamy poop even though I treated for worms with a turkey deworm ER recommended to me. The people I swapped for them are ignoring all calls. They've been in quarantine, since I got them. I've tried VetRX and a broad spectrum antibiotic but still no improvement and it's been a month and a half. I'm going thru some really bad mental health stuff and I am at my wits end. I don't want to just write these chickens off as a lost cause but I can't afford a vet visit and I'm overwhelmed. Any suggestions or does anyone want them to give them a better chance than they have with me?

 

[GodLovesU]

Oh wow.Stay calm,we can help you!I would dust the hens with permethrin powder (poultry dust) to help with the mites.I would post pictures of the hens,their poop,and anything else significant.I hope you can help the hens and your mental health!

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry about getting sick chickens. Swap meets are one of the worst places to buy chickens. I only will get healthy chicks from a hatchery or feed store because many people sell birds for profit and may not be honest about the health of chickens. Personally, the birds should be culled, so they do not spread disease to your other birds. They also can spread disease to the wild birds in your area, which can pass them on to other flocks. Respiratory diseases are usually lifelong making them carriers. Even if symptoms clear up, the disease can flare back up during periods of stress, and can infect other birds. Do not rehome those birds. If you have a friend who hunts or who could put them down for you, that would be best.

 

[Going Crazy]

Sorry about getting sick chickens. Swap meets are one of the worst places to buy chickens. I only will get healthy chicks from a hatchery or feed store because many people sell birds for profit and may not be honest about the health of chickens. Personally, the birds should be culled, so they do not spread disease to your other birds. They also can spread disease to the wild birds in your area, which can pass them on to other flocks. Respiratory diseases are usually lifelong making them carriers. Even if symptoms clear up, the disease can flare back up during periods of stress, and can infect other birds. Do not rehome those birds. If you have a friend who hunts or who could put them down for you, that would be best.

That's what I ended up having to do after I found a vet that did a video appt with me to see them and their symptoms. She prescribed a broad spectrum antibiotic as well, but that didn't help. Recommended culling when that made no improvement. So sad as the one was so tiny and sweet. Thank you though for the response sorry for the delay.