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[Mitsimo]

Our new chicken, Phyllis, introduced a cold to our remaining Omlet original, Rosita. Rosita is 2 1/2, we lost our other original, Gladys, to liver failure recently but symptoms are totally different so certain this isn't connected.

 

Vets prescribed antibiotic Tylan in soluble form on Thursday night. Although Phyllis' showed symptoms first, Rosita was suffering more - rattly breathing, runny nose, beak open, sneezing, scratching heads, and phyllis had some bubbles in one eye but only briefly. Both perked up Friday, presumably after initial antibiotic dose, but now Rosita's gone really downhill, spending all weekend standing still, puffed up, tail down & often with her eyes shut. Don't think she's eating/drinking now so spent today soaking sweetcorn in antibiotic water to tempt her. Today is sunday & noticed she's started doing bright green poos, and one v dark brown almost black. Phyllis is fine but still sneezing occasionally, think she's on the mend.

 

Has anyone got any advice or suggestions to help Rosita?? Does anyone know if this is par for the course for these sorts of infections while tylan does its work? Has anyone's chickens ever reacted badly to antibiotics? Do chickens get sad when they loose their friend? If she's no better might ask vets for antibiotic injection? What can we do to save Rosita???

 

Thanks, Simone, Neil, Rosita & Phyllis

[Olly]

So sorry to hear this. I'm afraid I can't offering advice, I've not heard of chickens reacting badly to antibiotics and I wonder if in fact she has something different to the infection Phyllis had. I think it's probably a case for the vet to advise. Hope she perks up.

[Daphne]

I'm afraid she sounds in a bad way; she needs to see the vet. I would imagine that its rare, but as with any medical intervention, I guess the odd chook/animal/human could react to it? However, I do think that it could equally be the underlying medical problem taking a nasty hold of her. Upper tract respiratory infections, particularly myco, can be very debilating. Depending on what your vet thinks is wrong, you could ask for an intravenous dose of tylan - its faster acting.

[Green Tea]

I had the same thing very recently. One new hen introduced cold-like symptoms to the others and one of my original hens, Gretel, went down much worse - not eating, runny poo, laboured breathing etc

 

The vet gave her an antibiotic injection in her chest but also gave her some xeno 450 and by the next day she was completely changed ...... turned out she had worms (I found the evidence!) and that seemed to be why she was hit so much harder by the cold virus

 

Hope Rosita gets better soon.

[Mitsimo]

Thank you so much, hadn't thought of that as figured if they needed worming they'd be eating lots, but funnily enough saw something wiggling in her poo yesterday. We've got Rosita in a cat box in the bathroom now for tlc, we've been back to the vets & got baytril and some Harrison's Bird Food Recovery formula with a syringe to feed her with. She's a bit better but not back to normal. New chick, Phyllis, is still fine with the occasional sneeze. Will get some wormer from the vets & hopefully that will make a difference. What a palava! Will let you know how we get on!