Chicken with gunky eyes

[emvickrey]

I've got a roo that has gunky eyes and makes a sound like a hiccup. There is no nasal discharge or labored breathing. I aquired him from a breeder several months ago and he started doing this after he was here a short time. The breeder sent me some medication and the gunky eyes cleared up but he never quit the hiccup noise he makes. I suppose it's a sneeze but sounds like a hiccup. He eats, drinks and poops all normal. I discovered he had mites a few days ago so he and his ladies have been treated and I gave him a good bath today. (which he enjoyed alot) I started him on Duramyacin today. It's the only antibiotic I have on hand. It's the kind thats put in their water. He has a good weight also. I'm thinking he may have an allergy to something here. Whatever this is isn't contagious because the other chickens aren't doing this. Oh and he shakes his head when he makes that noise. He has no swelling of his eyes or waddles and there doesn't appear to be any sore throat. I checked his nostrils before and after his bath and they appear to be normal and not blocked. Right now he's preening himself in my living room floor and making that noise. It seems when he's still he makes that noise less often but when he gets to moving around it happens more often. Even while eating. He is a 3 year old silkie. He traveled about 1000 miles to get to me from his previous home. I also purchased other birds from the same person and none of them are doing this but they are younger than him. I suppose what ever this is effected him because he's an older bird.
Another thing is he's not real active but he's not lethargic either. When let out of the pen he roams around with his girls and hangs out with the humans and he does breed his ladies. He's just not as spry as the other roos.

Any advice would be helpful.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Could he have suffered from aspergillosis/fungus in the past? This is just a thought.

http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/27_2746.htm

I was trying to think of something that would have made him less vigorous but not contagious.

 

[emvickrey]

The previous owner said he hadn't done this before. I've been in contact with the previous owner since I got the birds from them with updates and such. I'd like to take him to the vet but I need to sell a bunch of eggs to be able to.