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Well, the wife and I took care of all three birds with the hatchet tonight. It wasn't too difficult to rationalize the necessity of the killing the bird that had been so sick and had only laid 2-3 eggs ever, but it was awfully hard to do it for the other two who were still providing us with...

Thanks to you both. Those were definitely respiratory rales the sick chicken had, which judging by the web page you posted makes me think it's a good chance of MG/CRD, which I understand now is pretty serious. That would be rather un-neighborly of me to transport them anywhere.

Thanks Triple Willow. I tried to do my own research, I read that birds that survive "Chronic Respiratory Disease" go on to be carriers of the disesase (virus?), but that birds with common bronchitis could be treated. I don't know which one my sick hen may have had. From what you are saying...

I'm not sure why nobody offered any advice, but I managed to nurse the sick hen back to fair health and she's back with her friends again. Still if anyone has any information about concerns with moving chickens across state lines I would be grateful.

Just checked on her again. Not eating or drinking, and you can hear the "rales" in her chest, you know, that pneumonia sound.

Help! I have three hens which I have had for about 9 months now, they are about 12 months old, I got them on Craigslist. Two of them seem perfectly healthy except for occasional diarrhea. They are fantastic layers, both lay an egg every day without fail. The third hen developed a cough...