Clear liquid coming out my chickens nose

[ilovemychooks1]

Help! There is clear liquid coming out or of my chickens nose. Both of my chickens are having that and they tilt up their head and try to swallow back the clear liquid. I thought it might be a respiratory issue so I gave vet rx for a few days now. She is laying sometimes but haven’t been laying recently. She is a year old and a Delaware

 

[Eggcessive]

Do you hear any sneezing, coughing, swollen eyelid, or bubbles in one eye?

 

[ilovemychooks1]

Do you hear any sneezing, coughing, swollen eyelid, or bubbles in one eye?

None but she does sneeze and clear liquid comes out

 

[Eggcessive]

It could be a respiratory infection or disease. It might be irritation from dust, feed, or other allergens. Look for bubbles in an eye or swelling of the eyelid. If the sneezing continues often, it might be infectious bronchitis virus. It it is that, you would see others eventually with symptoms. There is no treatment for IB virus, but Tylosin is an antibiotic that may be found at Jedds.com and that can treat MG.

 

[ilovemychooks1]

It could be a respiratory infection or disease. It might be irritation from dust, feed, or other allergens. Look for bubbles in an eye or swelling of the eyelid. If the sneezing continues often, it might be infectious bronchitis virus. It it is that, you would see others eventually with symptoms. There is no treatment for IB virus, but Tylosin is an antibiotic that may be found at Jedds.com and that can treat MG.

I don’t see bubbles if swelling. Idk if the feed is dusty I don’t see dust on the feed but sometimes the feed is like powder

 

[Eggcessive]

If you see the sneezing most often at times she is eating, it may just be inhaling the dust in the feed. But if she sneezes often throughout the day, it could be a sign of a respiratory disease such as infectious bronchitis virus. Mycoplasma gallisepticum or MG can also cause similar symptoms. Both can cause drainage from the nostrils.

 

[ChickenLeg]

Could be a cold, a few of my chickens tend to catch a little cold like humans when the weather changes, especially when it changes over night drastically. If they seem healthy otherwise and they act normal then thats a good sign. Mine tend to sneeze and have a little snot for a week but thats about the worst of it if its a cold, if it lasts over a week or 2 then could be something more serious

 

[Myrshine]

Unfortunately, chickens do not get “colds” like us humans. This sounds more like Mycoplasma Gallisepticum (MG), rather than anything else. MG is one of the most common respiratory diseases in poultry worldwide. Also known as Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD), MG is caused by the Mycobacterium bacteria, so it is easily managed and treatable with antibiotics, however, it can not be cured. All recovered birds will be carriers of the bacteria, shedding and spreading the disease through feces, feathers, dander, respiratory secretions and other bodily fluids. MG can also be passed from either infected parent bird, causing chicks to be already infected upon hatch day. While there are other respiratory illnesses that can cause similar symptoms, they normally come with other signs that can separate one from another. MG is a chronic infection of poultry, meaning that symptoms may come and go during stressful situations such as weather changes, season changes, new coop or home, molting, etc. The most effective antibiotics for this disease can be Tylan 50, LA-200, Penicillin, Denegard or Amoxicillin.

Here are some links that you can read to learn more about MG/CRD:

1. http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/mycoplasma-gallisepticum-backyard-flocks

2. https://tvmdl.tamu.edu/2019/05/20/mycoplasmosis-in-backyard-chicken-flocks/

If you are in the US, I highly recommend that you get testing done on your birds so you can make 100% sure that it is MG/CRD is the disease that you’re dealing with. Calling your State of Agriculture or sending samples to a laboratory, should help you get results. You can contact Research Associates Laboratory (RAL) to get live testing done on your birds.

I hope this can help you in some way

 

[ilovemychooks1]

If you see the sneezing most often at times she is eating, it may just be inhaling the dust in the feed. But if she sneezes often throughout the day, it could be a sign of a respiratory disease such as infectious bronchitis virus. Mycoplasma gallisepticum or MG can also cause similar symptoms. Both can cause drainage from the nostrils.

She’s not sneezing every second but she sneezes when there’s liquid at her nose the liquid is clear like water too.