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[Monty14]

I've noticed a lot of posts about hens with suspected mycoplasma. I have a chicken that showed signs of this a couple of days after I got her. The chicken will be wheezy, sneezing and have a foamy eye that is often stuck shut in the morning. She will also be lethargic and out of sorts. Many comments have vets recommending Baytril as 'the' remedy. Luckily I have access to a specialist Avian vet who is excellent. After discussion he administered a Baytril injection - I agreed to this (which is the cheaper and more well known option) but advised that a quarter of chickens do not respond to it. My chicken did not respond to this treatment and the vet then prescribed Tylan Soluble which is an antibiotic powder added to water (so it treats/protects all who have it). It is more expensive - £40 for a tub - but you need a tiny amount so that tub will probably last you the life of your chickens. It can be used to treat chickens with bad colds in winter too, just don't overdo dosing them.

I just want owners to be aware that Baytril is not the only option, and if you can get a vet who has specialist poultry knowledge then head for them not a standard practice.

[Egluntyne]

Don't forget that it is, strictly speaking, illegal to dose a chicken with an antibiotic which hasn't been specifically prescribed for that bird, after an examination by a vet.

[Redwing]

Denegard is a very good antibiotic for respiratory problems too

 

Unless you have a lot of chickens (and taking in to account the issue mentioned by Egluntyne above) a tub of tylan is an awful lot- the vet could have prescribed less or a small amount of Denegard liquid

[Monty14]

Yes of course I wouldn't dose up my birds unless I'd seen the vet but I don't have to purchase more expensive drugs (and we all know vets bills!), but it's just that I see so many posts about Baytril for Myco and it doesn't always work. There are other options, including Denegard.

I think the main thing is that it's important to find a vet who has good poultry knowledge. Our vet for our dogs does not have a clue about poultry (and said so) but did point me in the direction of the Avian vet I now use.

[sandyhas3chucks]

Deneguard is £70 a bottle i think, and many vets don't seem to have it in stock, and don't use often enough to get in...

Good point though...

Some things don't respond to Baytril either..

[Monty14]

And right on cue it looks like Milly is suffering with this again.....consultation with the vet tomorrow methinks!

[sandyhas3chucks]

GOod luck

[Monty14]

Good news - Milly is clear chest wise but has infected sinuses and eye from the beginnings of Myco. Tylan in the water and she has some eye drops in (which I have to continue, wish me luck). She does look perkier after her vet trip

[Monty14]

Milly is looking a whole lot better now (except she has started to moult - wonderful timing!) and was surprisingly good at letting us administer eye drops. The vet thinks she will have a 'grumbling recurrence' of Myco every year and so we have some treatments in ready and some excellent advice for when the first signs strike.

[Mum]

So pleased Milly is looking up; shame about the moult though, poor timing indeed!

[Redwing]

Its probably a stress moult, this happens sometimes, a bit of extra protein will help her through it x

[Monty14]

Despite her 'baldy bum' Milly is much perkier and is eating well and scratching round the garden. She has had extra protein and this seems to helping her grow her new feathers quickly - roll on Spring!