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    Help! Hen with stridor

    You’re welcome. Here is a good article on common diseases, and where you can read about infectious bronchitis: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/PS044
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    Help! Hen with stridor

    Viruses do not respond to antibiotics, so just make sure that she is drinking and eating. A virus may last for a few weeks. Infectious bronchitis is one that lasts about a month.
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    Help! Hen with stridor

    Is she pale on her comb because she has stopped laying? I wouldn’t separate her at this point, just continue to monitor her daily. She probably has a virus, and the others have probably already been exposed the same time she was.
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    Help! Hen with stridor

    If she is chirping, that may be a sneeze, which would point more toward a respiratory disease or infection. Do you see any bubbles in either eye, or any swelling around an eye? Some respiratory infections are caused by viruses and do not respond to antibiotics. But if you see the other symptoms...
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    Help! Hen with stridor

    Stridor sometimes happens when they get a small piece of feed stuck in the airway. It usually clears in a few hours or by the next morning. If it doesn’t clear up it could be a respiratory infection or a crop disorder. Are you hearing any sneezing or chirping? How does her crop feel?
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