[pepsi100]

Can hens or cockerels have a cough ?

It sounds like one or more of my crowd has a cough, I hear it in the mornings and in the evenings

(i havent caught any of them having a crafty fag though) 

They all seem pretty heathy apart from this cough

[ANHBUC]

I believe they can pepsi, best to have a closer inspection of them and see if they have any discharge from their eyes, nostrils or any odour from their beak.

[pepsi100]

no dischages from anywhere

No nasty smells either

I clean off the poo trays every mornings

They have ben geting plenty of greens, cauliflower, sweet corn and of course their pellets and mash (I give em a choce)

Plenty of fresh water

The cockerel has just started to crow now 

[barley]

I have one pepsi that coughs and sneezes

she has a mild mycoplasma problem - it is difficult to get rid of and can be contagious

luckily our birds are fully vaccinated and it just flairs up occasionally - if you notice any of the above symptoms get treatment sooner rather than later as mike my brilliant avian vet said it's more difficult to get rid of it if it gets well established

[pepsi100]

I have one pepsi that coughs and sneezes

she has a mild mycoplasma problem - it is difficult to get rid of and can be contagious

luckily our birds are fully vaccinated and it just flairs up occasionally - if you notice any of the above symptoms get treatment sooner rather than later as mike my brilliant avian vet said it's more difficult to get rid of it if it gets well established

How do I treat it and with what ?

What is mycoplasma ?

[ANHBUC]

I have one pepsi that coughs and sneezes

she has a mild mycoplasma problem - it is difficult to get rid of and can be contagious

luckily our birds are fully vaccinated and it just flairs up occasionally - if you notice any of the above symptoms get treatment sooner rather than later as mike my brilliant avian vet said it's more difficult to get rid of it if it gets well established

How do I treat it and with what ?

What is mycoplasma ?

There is some information on it HERE