Hi All,
I have 1-2 chickens who have been sneezing for the past 5-7 days, and another with a swollen lump under her eye and along her sinus. The lump appeared 1-2 days ago. All are behaving healthy - eating, normal poops, curiously exploring, laying, etc. However I am worried about serious respiratory infection settling into my flock, so I ordered a Tylosin powder to treat their water with (https://birdpalproducts.com/products/tylosin-powder-for-birds), in case all chickens have been exposed to an illness.
I'm still hesitant to use this as I'm conservative about using antibiotics. Everyone seems healthy, just a few sneezes here and there and that lump has me worried. What would you do? Would you treat everyone with antibiotics, or see if whatever is ailing my 3 otherwise healthy hens "runs its course" naturally?
I have 1-2 chickens who have been sneezing for the past 5-7 days, and another with a swollen lump under her eye and along her sinus. The lump appeared 1-2 days ago. All are behaving healthy - eating, normal poops, curiously exploring, laying, etc. However I am worried about serious respiratory infection settling into my flock, so I ordered a Tylosin powder to treat their water with (https://birdpalproducts.com/products/tylosin-powder-for-birds), in case all chickens have been exposed to an illness.
I'm still hesitant to use this as I'm conservative about using antibiotics. Everyone seems healthy, just a few sneezes here and there and that lump has me worried. What would you do? Would you treat everyone with antibiotics, or see if whatever is ailing my 3 otherwise healthy hens "runs its course" naturally?
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