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Hi, One of my chickens has had runny poo for the last week - light milky chocolate colour - no mucous or blood. Now she is sneezing and making a 'quacking' noise! I notice another chicken is also sneezing as well. They seem to be eating, drinking and laying so otherwise ok.
A few days ago one chicken died (Henrietta) she had also had a cold but was very lethargic - AND she has been wheezy for since the beginning of the year (and treated by a vet) but remained mildly 'sneezy' - so i'm not sure if this is related! I have got such ACV and some 'chicken vet' Mintamix respiratory conditioner today to put in their water, i have also ordered some Flubenvet in case it is worm infestation! One of my other girls injured her foot 6 weeks ago but it healed nicely but now it is swollen and she is limping... :( I'm trying to avoid the vet as our finances are erm low...any help appreciated! :-)19
 
This does sound like some kind of respiratory infection, perhaps a side effect of a previous infection which poor Henrietta hadn't ever completely overcome, and which the others are now catching as a result of her latest flare-up. I'm afraid it's possible it might run through your flock unless you can hit it with appropriate medication, ie antibiotics, and unfortunately this might mean a visit to the vet. and doses for all of them.
If this isn't possible (and we all do understand why) what you are doing is good and may help. At least the weather isn't too awful at present, so they're not likely to get too cold or wet. Give maximum ventilation in the coop at night, to reduce transmission if bacteria whilst they're roosting, take extra care that drinkers and feeders are scrupulously clean and water is fresh daily, as well as the tonics you are providing.
I would carefully examine the sore foot, to see if there is a fresh outbreak of bumble foot, ie a sore calloused area with pus underneath. You may be able to treat this satisfactorily yourself, if you look up Bumblefoot and find out how to clean out and disinfect the area and pack it with antibiotic powder. See Poultrykeeper website http://poultrykeeper.com/external-problems/bumblefoot
This hen may need to be kept apart from the others if there is any chance she might do further injury to the sole of her foot- did you notice anywhere that she or the others might be getting pricked, such as on wood chippings with thorns in them, or under hedges if allowed to free range?
Worming is good, when were they last done, is it more than 4 months ago? Be strict about only feeding treated pellets for the week, or they won't eat enough of the Flubenvet to be effective. A worm burden can pull them down, whatever else is wrong, so at least you can eliminate that problem.
Good luck, so sorry its a worrying time for you, let us know how you get on.
 
Hi there are some natual things you can try galic honey oregano and sage are all natual antibiotics and garlic works really well on chests also echinacea
Work well for sniffles and sneezes
For the work try lancing it with a scalpel you can get from the chemists there are sites that show you how to do this then wrap it in either idodine soaked gauze or something to draw out the infection wrap the foot up with padding and cover this with vet wrap so it cannot be got at
I am not a vet but I do work with wounds so this stuff might help have you spoken to your vets about maybe having an account with them so you pay of a certain ammont each month I understand what you are saying about money it is very hard that is why I done a load reading up about herbs and their uses and other natual remedies my nearest vet for poultry is 20 miles away so it costs a fair bit to get there and back but I spoke to them and when I need to they are happy for me to bring them over and pay it off a bit each month
 
Thank you both for your advice! Lucy doesn't have bumblefoot as the base of her foot is fine (and i did speak to a vet about her last month) - the injury was caused by her leg ring which dug in her foot (i'm afraid i was on night duty so didn't notice for 2 days) i immediately cleaned it will violet spray, it was puffy for a few days - i then spoke to the vet who told me to carry on what i was doing. it appeared to heal but now the whole foot is swollen and she cannot walk on it!
On top of that three girls are sneezing, and there was a dropping this morning which was mucusy looking with a faint pink tinge - now i'm worried they have Coccidiosis. I may ring the vet for advice but i'm not sure if it's respiratory, or digestive :cry:
 
hi, I have rang the vet and she will see all the girls on Monday for £20 - and i will take it from there! The flubenvet has arrived so i have started that! ;)
 
It does sound like your flock is carrying a respiratory infection, by the sounds of the symptoms sound similar to Infectious bronchitis, or CRD as the infection sounds like it is travelled deep into the respiratory tissues and possibly other organs. This time of year any sub-clinical infection can cause a few hiccups, as seasonal changes, moulting, POL can stress the immune system so any lurking problems can flare up this time of year.
Good luck at the vets, and keep us posted, they sound very reasonably priced too.
 
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