Cough / sneeze - is the chicken sick? What should I do?

Kluk-Kluk

Crowing
10 Years
Apr 11, 2014
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One of my reds has been occasionally coughing/sneezing (can't tell what that sound is). It's been going on one week. Other than that, she acts fine. I haven't removed her from the flock (two other red sex links, two Light Brahmas, and two Japanese bantams); don't really have a good place to put her, and by now the other six would have been exposed. And none are showing any symptoms. Could it be allergies? A cold? Her "nose" occasionally runs. She eats, drinks, runs, lays eggs like normal, though. When my daughter (a vet tech student) listened to her breathing through a stethoscope, it seemed clear.

What could it be, and what should I do? I'm brooding six more chicks in the garage and don't dare expose them to whatever... Has anyone had a similar experience?
 
It could be infectious bronchitis which is a virus that has to run it's course for a month or so. Make sure that your coop has good ventilation, no moisture, dust, or mold which can also cause sneezing. Here is a good link on diseases, and I.B. is there: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044
 

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