Chicken has croaky, hoarse voice?

[Elmaq]

Hi guys,

We have a hen that has a croaky and a hoarse voice for nearly 2 weeks now but she seems to be active: drinking, feeding and foraging with the others hens in the garden. Not sure what this is or what we should do!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

How old is she?
Any symptoms - mucous, facial swelling, coughing, sneezing, bubbles or pus in the eyes?
Check to make sure her crop is emptying overnight.

If you can get a video of her noises that may be helpful. Upload video to YouTube and provide a link.

 

[Elmaq]

She's about 28weeks and started laying 3wks ago.

We noticed her sneezing last week and isolated her but had to leave her with a friend because we had to be out of town for a few days. Our friend just kept and eye on her and gave her nutritious foods and lots of TLC. When we got her back, our hen is still hoarse and sneezing but he was still active, foraging, eating and drinking ok.

On another note, one of our other hens was found in a corner and had lots of mucous from her nose and had to make the devastating descision to end her suffering after a trip to the vet. She showed no other symptoms prior to that day except for sneezing.

We thought the sneezing may have just been the dust (it's quite dry and dusty where we live) and did two deep cleans of the coop, first after the first hen was found sneezing and second after losing our poor sick hen.

Here's what she sounds like via video.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She's about 28weeks and started laying 3wks ago.

We noticed her sneezing last week and isolated her but had to leave her with a friend because we had to be out of town for a few days. Our friend just kept and eye on her and gave her nutritious foods and lots of TLC. When we got her back, our hen is still hoarse and sneezing but he was still active, foraging, eating and drinking ok.

On another note, one of our other hens was found in a corner and had lots of mucous from her nose and had to make the devastating descision to end her suffering after a trip to the vet. She showed no other symptoms prior to that day except for sneezing.

We thought the sneezing may have just been the dust (it's quite dry and dusty where we live) and did two deep cleans of the coop, first after the first hen was found sneezing and second after losing our poor sick hen.

Here's what she sounds like via video.

I'm sorry that you lost one

When you took the sickest one to the vet did they have any idea what you were dealing with? There's several respiratory diseases that chickens can have.
Mycoplasma, Infectious Bronchitis, Infectious Coryza and ILT are a few more common ones.
Testing would tell you which one and what's the best course of action.

Symptoms from bacteria like disease like Mycoplasma can be treated with antibiotics like Tylosin, Tiamulin or Tetracyclines. Infectious Coryza symptoms are generally treated with sulfa antibiotics. Infectious Bronchitis and ILT are viruses, so would have to run their course, but medications may help with secondary infections.

Respiratory diseases make birds carriers and those exposed carriers as well even if they are not symptomatic. So basically all of them are exposed, so if she's well enough to join the flock I think I would put her back.

Ask your vet if they feel she would benefit from treatment or you can buy meds online and see if that makes a difference.

 

[Elmaq]

I'm sorry that you lost one

When you took the sickest one to the vet did they have any idea what you were dealing with? There's several respiratory diseases that chickens can have.
Mycoplasma, Infectious Bronchitis, Infectious Coryza and ILT are a few more common ones.
Testing would tell you which one and what's the best course of action.

Symptoms from bacteria like disease like Mycoplasma can be treated with antibiotics like Tylosin, Tiamulin or Tetracyclines. Infectious Coryza symptoms are generally treated with sulfa antibiotics. Infectious Bronchitis and ILT are viruses, so would have to run their course, but medications may help with secondary infections.

Respiratory diseases make birds carriers and those exposed carriers as well even if they are not symptomatic. So basically all of them are exposed, so if she's well enough to join the flock I think I would put her back.

Ask your vet if they feel she would benefit from treatment or you can buy meds online and see if that makes a difference.

Thank you so much for your wisdom! We've put her back with the rest of the flock and I'll ask our vet if any meds are recommended.