chickeroo Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 OHH NOOO! I've had Bridget and her 3 friends for 2 months and over the last month Bridget had had the sneezes which turned into a rattly chest.Vet put her on Antibiotics but nor helped then took a poo sample and rang me with a diagnosis of Campylobacter!!! All chooks have to be treated with antibiotics and possible cross infection to us so hand washing VVV important (as always with us). Does anyone else have experience or info on this? what about all my eggs on my skelter (Bridget isn't laying yet and the other are not showing signs of being ill) should I discard them. Any advice much appreciated please!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 oh how worrying for you, lots of good wishes for you and your girls to get thru this I have no experience of this but if the girls are on antibiotics you will have to discard the eggs. You could scramble them and feed them back to them maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokbokbok Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 How common is this? I have Hetty who has been sneezing forEVER, ever since we got her in August (along with everyone else) and although she had a bout of antibiotics she is still *squittery* and sneezing. Am now worried about her having this. She has never, to my knowledge, laid yet so am not worried about having to censor her eggs. Would it be best to do another round of antibiotics before going to the expense of testing poo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Would it be best to do another round of antibiotics before going to the expense of testing poo? Your vet will be best placed to advice on this. Feeding eggs back to the hens when they have been on medication puts the drug back into the hen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickeroo Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 bokbokbok wrote: I have Hetty who has been sneezing forEVER, ever since we got her in August (along with everyone else) and although she had a bout of antibiotics she is still *squittery* and sneezing. We got them end of July and within a few weeks Bridget was sneezing.After 2 weeks took her to vets who gave antibiotics as she had a 'bubbly' sound on breathing.He told me that it could be a secondary bacterial infection after a virus and gave her antibiotics.She also has very loose stools .Another week and no improvement but she was acting and eating normally so we went back and he teasted her poo, results came back in three days.It appears the symptoms she shows are because of her weakened immune systems picking up an infection,I don't think the sneezing/chesty are due to campylobacter but the runny stools I think are.The other chickens will probably be infected but show no symptoms as yet.I collect antibiotics tomorrow and see over the next week,this medication is specific to this problem. I would take your girl to get a poo sample, it may be nothing but best to get checked.....my lab test cost me £15.00............hope all goes well.Take care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 ...Feeding eggs back to the hens when they have been on medication puts the drug back into the hen. is that good or bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Will lock this topic up as it is also posted in the Chicken Clinic - viewtopic.php?f=11&t=33194 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
