Written by Carole
We are now working on two and half weeks of the Coryza epidemic. I have lost two babies to this disease that affects their respiratory system. Usually when I went to feed I could tell if the baby chicken was having difficulty breathing that it would not make the night.
I am glad to report that the Sulmet product we were using has worked wonders and all appear to be almost clear of the symptoms. There is still one bird with runny eyes but for the most part they are all on the mend.
You can still tell by the picture that a few are not quite well yet but almost. Everyday they get looking better. It is my hope that they will continue on the mend while I am gone. My son just doesn’t get the same thrill of taking care of chickens like I do. At his age I didn’t either.
Tags: baby chickens
November 26th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I inject LA200 high in the inner thigh on my birds. With Sulmet, you have to depend on them drinking their water and they don’t always feel well enough to drink water. One injection of LA200, knocks it out, I rarely have to inject again in three days.
If I inject one, then I go ahead and inject its flock mates too, approx 1cc per each bird.
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November 26th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Awww… poor little things..
It sounds like you’ve done a great job taking care of them! I think I’ll start calling you Dr. Carole now!
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November 30th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
My chickens have had breathing problems and some of the sickest ones eyes matted up. I did have a couple of them die. Is this the same sickness you are talking about? I treated it with Terramycin in their water and Terramycin eye ointment.
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December 8th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Actually, corysa is not that difficult to deal with. If you can afford vaccination(once at 1 month old and once at 4 to 5 months old), that will prevent them from having that decease. Avian pest is more dangerous, again,if did’nt vaccinate them. If you really want to get serious with chickens, you have to put this into consideration. Prevention is better than cure. I’m not a vet, but I sure know alot about chickens. Good luck!
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July 28th, 2010 at 12:13 am
I just ordered some LA200 for my chickens. I have around 50 chickens on one side of the yard and 6 peacocks and a couple of guineas one the other side. 6 of the older chickens have the breathing problems with watery eyes. I’m hoping the injections clean them up. Like Joanna said earlier, my sick chickens aren’t drinking as much as the healthier ones are. I was going to eradicate my sick ones in the morning until I read this article. Thanks!
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