What is The Treatment for Respiratory Illness?

[Broken_echo13]

I have a rooster who i suspect has a respiratory infection/illness likely due to the temperature change. It started about 4 days ago and so far no other chickens have shown symptoms

The main symptom that i noticed is his breathing sounds squeaky but i recently noticed that he has some clear nasal discharge. He also has shown some exercise intolerance and will start open mouth breathing.

What is the treatment protocol for respiratory infections in chickens. I do have some Liquamycin LA-200 but its a year past expiration

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have a rooster who i suspect has a respiratory infection/illness likely due to the temperature change. It started about 4 days ago and so far no other chickens have shown symptoms

The main symptom that i noticed is his breathing sounds squeaky but i recently noticed that he has some clear nasal discharge. He also has shown some exercise intolerance and will start open mouth breathing.

What is the treatment protocol for respiratory infections in chickens. I do have some Liquamycin LA-200 but its a year past expiration

Check inside his beak for any signs of lesions or canker. Make sure his crop is emptying overnight and that your coop has adequate ventilation.

Sometimes respiratory symptoms can be due to something environmental like adding new bedding/dusty straw/shavings, feed that is dusty or even heavy ammonia in closed up spaces (poor ventilation).

A lot depend on the bacterial or bacteria-like respiratory disease you are trying to treat. For Mycoplasma, then use Tylosin. For Infectious Coryza, use a sulfa antibiotic.

Here's some reading about Diseases https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/PS044

 

[Broken_echo13]

Sometimes respiratory symptoms can be due to something environmental like adding new bedding/dusty straw/shavings, feed that is dusty or even heavy ammonia in closed up spaces (poor ventilation).

Im definitely going to try and wait a couple more days to see if its environmental. He is currently inside right now.
Before his symptoms started the coop had a strong ammonia smell so i aired out the coop and added more shavings. They also eat a feed that is quite dusty.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Im definitely going to try and wait a couple more days to see if its environmental. He is currently inside right now.
Before his symptoms started the coop had a strong ammonia smell so i aired out the coop and added more shavings. They also eat a feed that is quite dusty.

Hopefully he'll improve on his own over the next couple of days.

Keep us posted.

 

[Broken_echo13]

Hopefully he'll improve on his own over the next couple of days.

Keep us posted.

Update: so far the symptoms haven't worsen but there hasn't been any significant improvement, either. I put a small humidifier up against his cage which he loves having his face near and applied some VetRx on his waddles and beak last night to see if helps any. He still isn't eating or drinking much

I've been keeping an eye on the rest of the flock and no one has shown any symptoms.

 

[Eggcessive]

Have you added any new birds to the flock in recent weeks? Besides environmental and bacterial causes, some respiratory diseases can be from viruses. Infectious bronchitis can cause sneezing and clear nasal drainage, and lasts about 3-4 weeks. They usually recover well. It will not respond to antibiotics, but it is sometimes hard to distinguish between IB virus and mild MG. If I saw bubbles or foam in one eye, a swollen eyelid, I would treat for MG with Tylosin. Most diseases are contagious, so let us know if any others get symptoms.

 

[Broken_echo13]

The last time ive added any birds to the flock was last summer.
But I'll continue keeping an eye on the flock to make sure no one is getting sick.

 

[Eggcessive]

Some chickens can be carriers that show no symptoms, and if stress occurs (molting, extreme weather) they can have symptoms show up. Usually, though, symptoms happen in the first couple of weeks after exposure. Wild birds sometimes can bring in a respiratory disease.