- Apr 28, 2012
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Hello all! I am new to this forum. I just got my first chickens last weekend. They are about 4 to 6 weeks old. I have two bantam silkies, two polish, one cochin, and one houdan. I got the chickens last Saturday. I noticed on Sunday that three of them had mites so I treated them all with Sevin dust and changed their pine shaving bedding out. I have heard the polish chickens sneeze a couple of times but their noses look okay. I figured this was just dust irritation. My houdan I noticed today had a blocked nostril and a partially blocked nostril. I cleaned the partially blocked nostril by taking a moist towel and removing the yellow crust. After I removed the yellow crust the nostril looked okay. There was a little bit of clear drainage in the nostril after crust removal. The other nostril however is hard and blocked completely. I am not sure what I should do about this? I read some people suggest Vetrx for congestion. Would this be the best thing to do to try to unblock it?
At night I keep the chickens locked up in the coop. I have two vents in the top part of one of the walls for ventilation. Do you think this is adequate ventilation for them? I let them out into the run during the day.
Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!
At night I keep the chickens locked up in the coop. I have two vents in the top part of one of the walls for ventilation. Do you think this is adequate ventilation for them? I let them out into the run during the day.
Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!