marymasc
Chirping
- Dec 17, 2021
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Several months ago, some of my birds had what seemed to be colds (some coughing/sneezing, runny noses, etc.) so the whole flock was treated with a antibiotics and were all fine in about a week, except for two hens who had persistent sneezing and coughing. I figured the antibiotics just took a little longer for these birds, and the symptoms eventually went down. But now, one of the birds who had the persistent cough is limping, and is a little less active than usual. But no other current symptoms—the coughing and sneezing is gone. I have heard that Mycoplasma can cause pain in the joints due to swelling, which I do not see, nor do her legs feel hot, but no injury, bumblefoot, or mites are present. And the other hen who had the cough is now doing so again, as well as having raspy breathing. No other symptoms with her and she is acting normal. Another one of my hens now has a slightly swollen sinus on one side of her face, and sometimes gets foamy eyes. There is also an unpleasant smell from her nostril, but she has had that since she was only a few months old (she’s about a year and a half now). She isn’t coughing, sneezing, or acting unusual. The rest of the flock is acting fine, no apparent symptoms from any of them. If this is mycoplasma, the only way they would have gotten it is through me picking it up from a wild bird and inadvertently bringing it into their coop, as they were not outside at or around the time that they got sick and all new birds were quarantined for a month before being brought into this flock. So, my question is whether this could be mycoplasma, or if it’s several unconnected issues? If they are unconnected, how should I go about treating them? Thank you for reading and apologies for the long post.
