Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: chook mother on June 03, 2010, 09:08
-
hello, one of my chickens has a rattelly chest, she is laying every day eating and drinking and behaving as normal any suggestions, it sounds sort of fluidy her eyes are clear and no discharge from her nose,
-
One of my girls has the same problem she makes a really strange noise instead of rosey like the others too, have tried AC vinegar and seaweed and garlic, but it hasn't changed, they say though that chest infections do clear up themselves over time, if they are laying drinking and eating they can't be that bad healthwise.
-
chest infections can kill and can be contageous so if she is rattly I would take her to see a vet and get some antibiotics my older one when she had myco still laid, ate and drank.
-
have an appointment with the vet this evening fingers crossed its nothing too serious, she does seem so well in herself.
-
Vet gave chicken an injection of Tylan but didnt seem to think anything serious, however today the chicken is very quiet she is eating a little but not very enthusiastic about it and is spending most of her time on her own a little hunched up could this be a reaction to the stress of the visit to the vet or/and the effects of the injection.I am new to this and dont really know how chickens react. Thanks