Causes for wheezing and sneezing

[WannabeHomsteader]

It doesn’t hurt to worm her with either SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer 1.25 ml orally or Valbazen 0.5 ml orally and repeat those in 10 days. You can also use the SafeGuard for 5 consecutive days for capillary and gapeworms, but Valbazen gets those with the 2 doses. Toss any eggs for 14 days from last dose. Is it very hot there? Some hens will breathe hard due to the heat, being overweight, or if they may be getting water belly.

No actually, this summer's temps have been pretty mild. Where I live, we often reach triple digits right about now. It's been well below that lately. I'll try worming and see if they improve.

I don't think she's overweight - in fact, her keel bone feels a little sharper than it ought, but not really bad.

 

[Eggcessive]

It is sometimes hard to figure out why they have respiratory problems. Mold, dust, hot temps inside the coop, and dusty feed may be the usual culprits. Respiratory diseases (viruses, bacterial, or fungal) and worms can also add to those problems. Good overhead air ventilation is helpful. I hope that she gets better.

 

[WannabeHomsteader]

Thanks for all your input. If it helps, here are photos of coop/run. The setup may look small, but I believe it meets sq footage requirements for my 2 birds, and there's plenty of fresh air in the run. The extra run/coop on the side is a very recent build for my bantam pullets, and there is no access from one run to the other.