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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: Ribbit on December 03, 2010, 10:46

Title: Chicken sneezing/coughing. Closing eyes and tilting head up. Slight weight loss?
Post by: Ribbit on December 03, 2010, 10:46

These are all symptoms my amber star has. We have been treating her with Flubenvet as we first thought it was gapeworm. Obviously not. I suspect it is Pneumonia, we have alot of snow at the moment and it's very cold. Any advice?

Title: Re: Chicken sneezing/coughing. Closing eyes and tilting head up. Slight weight loss?
Post by: joyfull on December 03, 2010, 10:49

sounds like she needs a trip to the vets so you can then get an appropriate antibiotic. You will need enough to treat all of the birds as the others could be harbouring the same respiratory infection.

Title: Re: Chicken sneezing/coughing. Closing eyes and tilting head up. Slight weight loss?
Post by: Ribbit on December 03, 2010, 10:58

oops forgot to say her eyelid keeps getting stuck, is this just due to the cold weather?

Title: Re: Chicken sneezing/coughing. Closing eyes and tilting head up. Slight weight loss?
Post by: Ribbit on December 03, 2010, 11:12

Thanks Joyfull, In the mean time of getting to the vet (my aunty is a vet and shes staying with us atm so i'll ask her too, it's a bit dangerous on the road too...) does anyone know of any home remedies i can give her to help?

Title: Re: Chicken sneezing/coughing. Closing eyes and tilting head up. Slight weight loss?
Post by: dennis on December 06, 2010, 18:40

took mine to the vet for the same thing he gave me tylan

Title: Re: Chicken sneezing/coughing. Closing eyes and tilting head up. Slight weight loss?
Post by: bantam novice on December 06, 2010, 18:58

Sorry  to hear about your hen  :(
just wanted to say good luck and hope she gets better soon.  :)

Title: Re: Chicken sneezing/coughing. Closing eyes and tilting head up. Slight weight loss?
Post by: Ribbit on December 12, 2010, 16:27

Thansk everyone for your suggestions, It seemed as soon as we could get to the vets (the snow melted) She was perfectly fine....Just the cold weather then, shes put on more weight and almost back to full health!