5 week old chicken making wheezing sound.

[Ackersonm]

Hi All! Thank you SO much for all your replies! They are in our garage in a "coop" that we built until they can go to their coop outside. It's built of wood on the sides and an open top. We change the bottom of the brooder once a week with new cardboard boxes and new shavings. We change their water twice per day (add apple cider vinegar), pick out any poop from their feed, etc. We still have the heat lamp on them but have raised it quite a bit so it's about 70-75 degrees in their brooder which is what we were told it should be by week 5? We got them just a day or so old from a local farm supply store that so many had recommended and although they've been quite helpful to other questions, they are not open today.

As first time chicken owners, we are feeling a bit overwhelmed with her symptoms and the number of things it could possibly be so after quite a few calls, we found a vet that is open today and often sees chickens so my husband is on his way there with her now.

Thank you so much for all of your advice and quick responses. We appreciate all this so much! Wow, this community is awesome!

 

[Ackersonm]

Hi All! Wow, thank you all for your replies! We have their brooder in our garage...the sides are made of wood with an open top and bottom however we have cardboard on the bottom. The brooder is about 4x4. We change the cardboard on the bottom of the brooder every week and put in new shavings. We have raised the heat lamp and it's between 70-75 degrees in there. We change their water twice a day and pick out any poop each day from their feed and add new. We did not hatch them...we got them a day or so old from a local farm supply store that many had recommended. They have been really good about getting back to us, but are closed today and we are just worried with the breathing issues and how fast she may go down hill.

As first time chicken owners, we are a bit overwhelmed with her symptoms and all the possibilities of what it could be. After quite a few calls, we found a vet that was open and sees chickens often so my husband is on his way there with her now.

Again, thank you all so much for all your advice and help and quick replies! Wow, this community is awesome!!

 

[Ackersonm]

ops, thought the first one didn't post, but there it is!

 

[coach723]

I'm very glad you found a vet nearby that will see her. Let us know what they say. Hopefully they can help.

 

[Ackersonm]

Hi All! it ended up being an upper respiratory infection so she's on antibiotics and we are watching her and the rest of our ladies to make sure they don't come down with something too!

@coach723 @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock

 

[coach723]

Did they identify which respiratory infection it was? There are several. What antibiotics did they prescribe?