Heavy breathing

If its viral, then I would imagine that your whole flock has the problem, just that either possibly their immune systems can cope better than others. I guess its a bit like humans getting the flu or a cold - some suffer more than others. Each flock member may show symptoms at one time or another. I have this issue in my flock and they usually get over it after a week or so. I must stress however that i am by no means suggesting that problem IS viral.

All the best
CT
I will just be so sad if I can't add any new chickens to my flock, we had planned on expanding next year after the chicks we got this fall are older. Possibly even hatching our own. I really wish I knew a good vet around here that I could have do some testing to find out what this is and how serious it is, but I feel like it will cost me an arm and a leg! I need to make some phone calls to the feed stores and see if they know of anyone. But money is a bit of an issue right now, we aren't broke but I also don't have any extra laying around to drop a bunch at the vet. I sure wish it grew on trees, or that maybe it could be laid by chickens! Well, I guess it sort of is when you sell your eggs haha. We have just now started getting enough to sell, so they aren't exactly paying for themselves yet!!
 
Our girl was much better today. We added some electrolytes and vitamins to everyone's water. She was wheezing a tad but not near as bad as yesterday! None of the others seem to be showing any symptoms Thank goodness!
 
I will just be so sad if I can't add any new chickens to my flock, we had planned on expanding next year after the chicks we got this fall are older. Possibly even hatching our own. I really wish I knew a good vet around here that I could have do some testing to find out what this is and how serious it is, but I feel like it will cost me an arm and a leg! I need to make some phone calls to the feed stores and see if they know of anyone. But money is a bit of an issue right now, we aren't broke but I also don't have any extra laying around to drop a bunch at the vet. I sure wish it grew on trees, or that maybe it could be laid by chickens! Well, I guess it sort of is when you sell your eggs haha. We have just now started getting enough to sell, so they aren't exactly paying for themselves yet!!

Personally i do not use vets - makes no financial sense whatsoever. Just see how they get on. If in a few months you do not see any others showing similar symptoms maybe it is not viral. If it is, then cull them and start again - this is what i did not do, and i regret it, as i can't sell or give any of my birds away - very annoying.


Good luck
CT
 
Personally i do not use vets - makes no financial sense whatsoever. Just see how they get on. If in a few months you do not see any others showing similar symptoms maybe it is not viral. If it is, then cull them and start again - this is what i did not do, and i regret it, as i can't sell or give any of my birds away - very annoying. 


Good luck
CT


Very well put. Vets are quite useful in some circumstances but for the most part I feel like they are something we really could do without. We've survived a long long time without modern medicine lol. I myself am not one to go to the doctor unless I am gravely ill. Things usually work themselves out. I might keep this hen in isolation until I figure out what we have going around. My smaller chick died so I'm going to investigate sending the body for necropsy if it doesn't cost much. I never really planned on doing much more than selling eggs for eating to friends and family, but would like to expand my flock so I hope it's nothing nasty.
 

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