Chick sneezing shaking head and gaping help.

[MotherCluck44]

Glad that you may have found the problem.

So thankful for your very calm and informative original reply to my post. I have taken a deep breath and have been able to stay calm enough to figure everything out. (I'm a worry wort, maybe a mom thing)
Today I took everyone outside into the fresh air (with their heaters) while I deep cleaned all of the brooders with vinegar. They were quite ripe this morning even though I had just put them in these bins (pictures below) yesterday. Now that everything is sparkling clean and I had the room emptied out, I dusted vacuumed and deep cleaned the room as well. Prior to all of this, I went to a thrift store and bought a large window screen to use as their tops to allow more air flow. I Let all the dust there could be in the brooders from the new bedding settle before reintroducing the flock to their brooders and they're all so happy I could cry
What a relief. The humidifier is still going strong and it's only at 50 percent humidity in there. Talk about a DRY room. Phew. Poor babies.

 

[Henry&Friends]

So thankful for your very calm and informative original reply to my post. I have taken a deep breath and have been able to stay calm enough to figure everything out. (I'm a worry wort, maybe a mom thing)
Today I took everyone outside into the fresh air (with their heaters) while I deep cleaned all of the brooders with vinegar. They were quite ripe this morning even though I had just put them in these bins (pictures below) yesterday. Now that everything is sparkling clean and I had the room emptied out, I dusted vacuumed and deep cleaned the room as well. Prior to all of this, I went to a thrift store and bought a large window screen to use as their tops to allow more air flow. I Let all the dust there could be in the brooders from the new bedding settle before reintroducing the flock to their brooders and they're all so happy I could cry
What a relief. The humidifier is still going strong and it's only at 50 percent humidity in there. Talk about a DRY room. Phew. Poor babies.
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What kind of bedding are they on? My chicks sneezed nonstop on paper/cardboard critter bedding (my Mom insisted, and still insists, on m using) but they’re all fine on straw. The straw stinks up faster than the bedding, but the paper stuff was too dusty (and they kept kicking it into their food and water)

I also, like you, had them in a closed up (closet) room. Two days ago, I moved them into my bedroom in front of a window, which I can open when it’s warm. They stink a lot less now, and they seem to have stopped sneezing.

glad to see you figured out what was wrong with your chicks and fixed it

 

[MotherCluck44]

What kind of bedding are they on? My chicks sneezed nonstop on paper/cardboard critter bedding (my Mom insisted, and still insists, on m using) but they’re all fine on straw. The straw stinks up faster than the bedding, but the paper stuff was too dusty (and they kept kicking it into their food and water)

I also, like you, had them in a closed up (closet) room. Two days ago, I moved them into my bedroom in front of a window, which I can open when it’s warm. They stink a lot less now, and they seem to have stopped sneezing.

glad to see you figured out what was wrong with your chicks and fixed it

Yes! Today is warm so I'm able to open the back door and open up the window to a screen to allow better airflow. During the day. I'm using pelletized pine horse bedding and I love it! Def less dusty than paper or shavings! And it smells good! No way I'm putting these stink pots in my room

 

[MotherCluck44]

What kind of bedding are they on? My chicks sneezed nonstop on paper/cardboard critter bedding (my Mom insisted, and still insists, on m using) but they’re all fine on straw. The straw stinks up faster than the bedding, but the paper stuff was too dusty (and they kept kicking it into their food and water)

I also, like you, had them in a closed up (closet) room. Two days ago, I moved them into my bedroom in front of a window, which I can open when it’s warm. They stink a lot less now, and they seem to have stopped sneezing.

glad to see you figured out what was wrong with your chicks and fixed it

Also, the room looks alot smaller in this pi tire than it is. This is just the corner they're in of it.

 

[Henry&Friends]

Yes! Today is warm so I'm able to open the back door and open up the window to a screen to allow better airflow. During the day. I'm using pelletized pine horse bedding and I love it! Def less dusty than paper or shavings! And it smells good! No way I'm putting these stink pots in my room

My phone said today is supposed to rain last night, but just cloudy all day this morning. So the window is opened a crack, and a fan is set on the lowest setting to keep air moving. I might be noseblind, but me and my little brother both can’t smell the chicks... my mom will make sure I know if she can smell them.

 

[Henry&Friends]

Also, the room looks alot smaller in this pi tire than it is. This is just the corner they're in of it.

this is the brooder they’re in, the closet is about a foot longer and a half foot wider than the cage. The brooder is on some chairs in my bedroom now, I can grab pictures later after work. The closet was too hot, dry, and the air just sat still unless I stuck a fan in Front.

 

[MotherCluck44]

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this is the brooder they’re in, the closet is about a foot longer and a half foot wider than the cage. The brooder is on some chairs in my bedroom now, I can grab pictures later after work. The closet was too hot, dry, and the air just sat still unless I stuck a fan in Front.

I had mine in a dog crate until this now they're in 3 separate brooder bins because I was quarantining in case it was sickness. The room they're in is about 6x8 or so. But its crowded in there.

 

[MotherCluck44]

First look at a possible environmental issue such as dusty feed or bedding or other allergen. Frequent sneezing can be a sign of infectious bronchitis, a corona virus which is the most common respiratory disease. It does not respond to antibiotics, and it lasts around a month in chickens. If you should lose a chick, try to get a necropsy by your state vet—that is a good way to identify the disease. Make sure to prevent water spills which can cause mold and fungal pneumonia.

UPDATE: I have learned that the woman I bought two chicks from at a swap has MS (mycoplasma synoviae) in her flock. Alot of others bought from her and her only and had their birds tested that had all the same symptoms as mine. The birds were sick when I got them home but it took me a couple days to really realize since I'd never dealt with it before. They are feathering and growing, but the two that came from her are puffed up and lethargic still and were almost 2 weeks since treatment. I've decided to cull and start over because all or my chicks have been exposed. Thankfully, the 12 chicks I have is all I have. So I will cull, disinfect/throw away alot of the things I have and start anew. My heart is so broken, but I'm thankful I haven't gone any longer binding to them as I'm raising them as pets with bonus eggs. Ugh. Thanks everyone for all of your time and advice.

 

[featherhead007]

UPDATE: I have learned that the woman I bought two chicks from at a swap has MS (mycoplasma synoviae) in her flock. Alot of others bought from her and her only and had their birds tested that had all the same symptoms as mine. The birds were sick when I got them home but it took me a couple days to really realize since I'd never dealt with it before. They are feathering and growing, but the two that came from her are puffed up and lethargic still and were almost 2 weeks since treatment. I've decided to cull and start over because all or my chicks have been exposed. Thankfully, the 12 chicks I have is all I have. So I will cull, disinfect/throw away alot of the things I have and start anew. My heart is so broken, but I'm thankful I haven't gone any longer binding to them as I'm raising them as pets with bonus eggs. Ugh. Thanks everyone for all of your time and advice.

Very sad yes, but I'm thinking that you made a smart move friend. And getting too attached,
is heartbreaking.

 

[MotherCluck44]

Very sad yes, but I'm thinking that you made a smart move friend. And getting too attached,
is heartbreaking.

Doesnt take much for me. I'm naturally very easily attached to anything baby. I have two toddler boys so that makes it even harder. I've been distancing myself from the birds since they were first appearing I'll, but I still have to feed water and care for them. I've held out in Hope's it was a fluke until information was confirmed lastnight. I have a handful of silkies I've raised from 3 days old that are now 6 and 8 weeks old that will have to be dispatched and that's really crappy. Especially because I have some really beautiful silkies including a beautiful splash.