Chicks shaking their head

[Mburrows6653]

Hello everyone! I hatched chicks last week, they are currently 5 days old. They are in my house in a brand new brooder, never exposed to outside or my other chickens. They all shake their heads a lot and I hear sneezes but no discharge observed. Is this ok/normal? Why would they do this? Thanks in advance.

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

What kind of bedding are you using?
What type of food?
Is your home humid?

 

[Mburrows6653]

What kind of bedding are you using?
What type of food?
Is your home humid?

I’m using pine shavings, they are eating chick crumble, and yes, it’s been a week of 100+ days where I live, so the house/room they are in is very warm/humid. I unfortunately can’t control that. They’re in a room with no AC, but I only turn their heater/lamp on in the nights and they can go under it or move away from it.

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

Do you have Vetrx? If so, I would use the slightest drop to olive oil and rub on the top of the beak in nostril area and in the place where a combe would develop. TINY TINY TINY amount, use a qtip if possible. Please delute delute delute the vetrx. Adding it to the oil delutes it.
I know about the heat, we live in a desert area, so we are low humidity.

 

[Mburrows6653]

Do you have Vetrx? If so, I would use the slightest drop to olive oil and rub on the top of the beak in nostril area and in the place where a combe would develop. TINY TINY TINY amount, use a qtip if possible. Please delute delute delute the vetrx. Adding it to the oil delutes it.
I know about the heat, we live in a desert area, so we are low humidity.

I do have vetrx. I can try that. It is very humid here also because we’ve had weird summer storms, so that may be contributing to it. They’re all eating/drinking great. It just concerns me bc I have had chicks sneezing before, but not this constant head shaking.
Thank you for your reply and info! It’s appreciated.

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

Keep me posted please!

 

[SmiYa0126]

100% agree with @Idaho Chicken Bungalow

I would also recommend out nutri drench in their water for five days. It's a great nutrient boost .

 

[Mburrows6653]

Keep me posted please!

Keep me posted please!

I took out all the bedding and replaced it with paper towels. I added better ventilation to the room. Some are still randomly sneezing, but hardly anymore head shaking!

 

[Sc_chickengirl]

Was there a reason they were shaking their heads? Is it anything to worry about?