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Just lost my 2nd hen from whatever this is. Lost the first on Tuesday (it’s Thursday). Culled another hen this morning due to flystrike… she also had whatever this is and I honestly don’t think she would’ve made it 
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The first to fall sick died Tuesday. She was sneezing and gurgling Saturday (I didn’t realize this until Sunday, she was in the coop rafters). I gave La-200 on Sunday. Wormed her on Monday, in case it was gapeworm. She died overnight Monday/Tuesday.
Buff Orpington started with symptoms Sunday. She got 2 doses of la200, one on Sunday and one on monday. Also wormed on monday (i wormed all of them except the silkie we culled this morning).
I still have 2 hens that are sick but alive… so far. One is our buff Orpington. She’s 3. Yesterday she seemed on the mend, and I put her back outside but then she got worse again. Today one side of her face swelled up and her eye is swollen closed.
The other is 2yo. She’s an EE/LO cross. She gurgling but is otherwise fine. She’s still outside.
I have a chick, that I’m pretty sure brought this into the flock. I got her last Saturday, so 5-6 days before the hens came up sick… but the one that was first wasn’t around her much… the mama hen was the silkie we culled for flystrike.
Anyway… I just lost Gretchen. She was also 3. I put her in the bathroom yesterday. She’d been gurgling (I say gurgling but it’s like when a pug breathes, or like the lungs are full of something). After the BO’s face swelled up I called a vet and he told me to give Tylan orally. So I did. And less than 10mins later she was dead.
She had this thick yellow/green mucus in her mouth. It didn’t smell of anything, but it’s obviously that it’s what is in their lungs. I heard her sneezing/coughing, went in and she was dead on the floor.
My older chick (got her from a hatchery in April, had 3 but lost 1 to a snake and 1 to our dog… just found out today she’s been snatching chicks) seems to be ok. Saw the dog snatch the remaining little chick this morning. Chick is ok…. So far.
It’s been an awful day and googling isn’t bringing up anything. It’s obviously something respiratory.
I’m kicking myself so hard about putting those chicks under my silkie last week; I got them from a fur/feather swap. First time. Last time I’ll ever do that. They were less than a week old, but it’s either one hell of a coincidence or they brought it in (had 2, lost one to the dog).
A necropsy is $105 at OSU. If anyone in Oklahoma knows of a cheaper option, please let me know. My 3 girls are already buried, but I’d like to send one off of i lose another.
.The first to fall sick died Tuesday. She was sneezing and gurgling Saturday (I didn’t realize this until Sunday, she was in the coop rafters). I gave La-200 on Sunday. Wormed her on Monday, in case it was gapeworm. She died overnight Monday/Tuesday.
Buff Orpington started with symptoms Sunday. She got 2 doses of la200, one on Sunday and one on monday. Also wormed on monday (i wormed all of them except the silkie we culled this morning).
I still have 2 hens that are sick but alive… so far. One is our buff Orpington. She’s 3. Yesterday she seemed on the mend, and I put her back outside but then she got worse again. Today one side of her face swelled up and her eye is swollen closed.
The other is 2yo. She’s an EE/LO cross. She gurgling but is otherwise fine. She’s still outside.
I have a chick, that I’m pretty sure brought this into the flock. I got her last Saturday, so 5-6 days before the hens came up sick… but the one that was first wasn’t around her much… the mama hen was the silkie we culled for flystrike.
Anyway… I just lost Gretchen. She was also 3. I put her in the bathroom yesterday. She’d been gurgling (I say gurgling but it’s like when a pug breathes, or like the lungs are full of something). After the BO’s face swelled up I called a vet and he told me to give Tylan orally. So I did. And less than 10mins later she was dead.
She had this thick yellow/green mucus in her mouth. It didn’t smell of anything, but it’s obviously that it’s what is in their lungs. I heard her sneezing/coughing, went in and she was dead on the floor.
My older chick (got her from a hatchery in April, had 3 but lost 1 to a snake and 1 to our dog… just found out today she’s been snatching chicks) seems to be ok. Saw the dog snatch the remaining little chick this morning. Chick is ok…. So far.
It’s been an awful day and googling isn’t bringing up anything. It’s obviously something respiratory.
I’m kicking myself so hard about putting those chicks under my silkie last week; I got them from a fur/feather swap. First time. Last time I’ll ever do that. They were less than a week old, but it’s either one hell of a coincidence or they brought it in (had 2, lost one to the dog).
A necropsy is $105 at OSU. If anyone in Oklahoma knows of a cheaper option, please let me know. My 3 girls are already buried, but I’d like to send one off of i lose another.
