Author Topic: What could it be???? (Read 3771 times)

sagehen · « **Reply #15 on:** February 23, 2010, 02:23:23 pm »

Usually a sign of a viral infection like infectious bronchitis. I've got a hen with it at the moment, and she's on antibiotics. If you go see them when they're asleep, you can sometimes hear the infected hen - it sounds like she's talking softly in her sleep.

Helencus · « **Reply #16 on:** February 23, 2010, 02:28:59 pm »

oh didn't know that thanks for the tip.

Sudanpan · « **Reply #17 on:** February 23, 2010, 09:02:03 pm »

Why put a hen on antibiotics if it is viral bronchitis? Antibiotics only work on bacterial infections
And if you get waterey albumin eggs should you throw the egg away or can it be eaten?
Thanks

doganjo · « **Reply #18 on:** February 23, 2010, 09:05:39 pm »

Quote from: Sudanpan on February 23, 2010, 09:02:03 pm

Why put a hen on antibiotics if it is viral bronchitis? Antibiotics only work on bacterial infections

For the same reason as human beings are put on ABs - to ensure that there isn't a secondary bacterial infection on top of the viral one. My late husband was Chief Med Lab Tech prior to his death and I asked him that very question very early on in our relationship! He was against using ABs in this way, as aer most doctors these days - the only difference is he was killed in 1991 - rather ahead of his time it would appear.