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[wsmith]

Is it normal for chickens to sneeze? I have some sneezing chickens. I started brewing my first batch of FF btw! A tiger? Lol

Chickens will sneeze. however, if they are sneezing alot, for several days, then I would get a little concerned. Are they still active? Do they have visible mucus? Has it been dustier than normal in the past couple of days?
Thay could just be clearing their sinuses, of perhaps ha\ve a cold. If it continues, and they start acting "sick" you may need to begin treating them.

 

[wsmith]

Chickens will sneeze. however, if they are sneezing alot, for several days, then I would get a little concerned. Are they still active? Do they have visible mucus? Has it been dustier than normal in the past couple of days?
Thay could just be clearing their sinuses, of perhaps ha\ve a cold. If it continues, and they start acting "sick" you may need to begin treating them.

Have you changed to a different bedding than normal?

 

[P-Funk]

Yes a tiger. There's a guy with a veritable zoo down the road who takes in unwanted exotic animals. That might explain why there haven't been any foxes around in a while. There are always new noises coming from his direction. The last time I was there he had a couple of monkeys. His Macaws can be heard for a mile, but I haven't heard them lately either, coincidence

 

[krcchickens]

Have you changed to a different bedding than normal?

The bedding is the same. The only thing that has changed is I moved them from inside the house to the garage outside. They will be 6weeks like tomorrow. They are still active and eating but a couple of them are sneezing. I would think it would be less dusty now that their brooder is in a big garage instead of my small laundry room. I hope they're not to cold. We've had a few really cold nights so the heat lamp is still on almost always. I really wanna get that off. I don't see any mucus

 

[Pozees]

The bedding is the same. The only thing that has changed is I moved them from inside the house to the garage outside. They will be 6weeks like tomorrow. They are still active and eating but a couple of them are sneezing. I would think it would be less dusty now that their brooder is in a big garage instead of my small laundry room. I hope they're not to cold. We've had a few really cold nights so the heat lamp is still on almost always. I really wanna get that off. I don't see any mucus

I would expect the garage to be a bit dustier than the house just because the air isn't filtered by your HVAC, so unless you see mucous or a whole lot of head shaking I would chalk it up to dust. If they stop eating/drinking or acting like they just want to fluff up and sleep all the time, different story.

 

[krcchickens]

Ok thanks

I would expect the garage to be a bit dustier than the house just because the air isn't filtered by your HVAC, so unless you see mucous or a whole lot of head shaking I would chalk it up to dust.  If they stop eating/drinking or acting like they just want to fluff up and sleep all the time, different story.

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[wsmith]

I would expect the garage to be a bit dustier than the house just because the air isn't filtered by your HVAC, so unless you see mucous or a whole lot of head shaking I would chalk it up to dust. If they stop eating/drinking or acting like they just want to fluff up and sleep all the time, different story.

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sounds about right. When there is a change in enviroment, even from the house to the garage, they take a few days to acclimate. When it has been extra windy outside with lots of dust blowing, mine will sneeze a couple of times too.

 

[krcchickens]

X2
sounds about right. When there is a change in enviroment, even from the house to the garage, they take a few days to acclimate. When it has been extra windy outside with lots of dust blowing, mine will sneeze a couple of times too.

Thanks Wendell

 

[dennarahl]

And now there are three little goslings. There's a fourth that just internally pipped, and a fifth that was going strong when I candled before lockdown so it could still be good. Its kind of a pain that the goose incubation window is 28-32 days. Based on everything I could find, embdens were supposed to be on the longer side, but three of them got started on day 28.

 

[ShysCreations]

And now there are three little goslings.

Thats awesome about the gosling hatch!!!