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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: MikeM on August 18, 2011, 08:32:36 am

Title: Sneezing Hen
Post by: MikeM on August 18, 2011, 08:32:36 am

Hope someone can help us here,

We have a hen who has developed a bit of a sneeze. Her general behaviour and health don't seem affected but it does appear she is off laying. She also seems to be shaking her head a lot. As I said, her behaviour is fine (she's top hen and is still pretty much in charge, always 1st out of the coop in the mornings, last to bed etc) and she's eating well. We can't see any sign of discharge arouond her eyes or nostrils.
Is this something we need to be concerned about? Is there a magic pill or potion we can administer to help her? Thanks.

Title: Re: Sneezing Hen
Post by: Victorian Farmer on August 18, 2011, 09:29:43 am

antibiotic from the vet  Baytril Antibiotic will sort .not to eat the eggs for 2 weeks boil them and put digestive bisgit ground up the birds  will love them.

Title: Re: Sneezing Hen
Post by: MikeM on August 18, 2011, 09:50:10 am

thanks for that. This is probably a dumb question (though I ask many dumb questions) but how do I know which are her eggs and which are the others? Or do I not eat the eggs from all of them?

Title: Re: Sneezing Hen
Post by: Hopewell on August 18, 2011, 01:40:23 pm

Tylan is an antibiotic licensed for chickens and doesn't have an egg withdrawal

Title: Re: Sneezing Hen
Post by: zeeteecee on August 25, 2011, 08:05:45 am

is it a definite sneeze or could it be a cough?
gapeworm lives in the windpipe and causes sneeze/cough sound, sometimes wheezing and opening their beak wide to help get air.can affect their apetite and lay.
when was she wormed last?

Z

Title: Re: Sneezing Hen
Post by: MikeM on August 25, 2011, 08:57:25 am

fortunately it seems to have cleared up. No more sneezing and she's back to laying and bossing the others around.

Title: Re: Sneezing Hen
Post by: zeeteecee on August 25, 2011, 02:46:57 pm

Thats great news!
keep on chooking!