Do chickens cough?

[Loveariver]

My 2 yr. old rooster lives in Trinidad & has recently started making a sound that sounds like a loud hiccup. A rumbling sound precedes the "hiccup" followed by a "sigh" like sound (same sigh that comes after crowing.
He seems normal otherwise.
Is this normal?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My 2 yr. old rooster lives in Trinidad & has recently started making a sound that sounds like a loud hiccup. A rumbling sound precedes the "hiccup" followed by a "sigh" like sound (same sigh that comes after crowing.
He seems normal otherwise.
Is this normal?

Hi @Loveariver Welcome To BYC
Can you take a video of your rooster so we can hear the noise he is making? (upload to youtube, then provide us a link)

Does he have any symptoms of respiratory illness? Mucous, watery eyes, facial swelling, etc.?

Check inside his beak just to make sure it's clear of mucous, lesions, obstructions and canker.
I would also check the crop first thing in the morning before he eats/drinks - see that it's empty.

Hopefully with video or photos and a little more information, we can give you better suggestions.

 

[FlyWheel]

Chickens do cough. I think every animal with lungs does. Mine especially if I give them dry feed, as they all try and eat it too fast. One reason why I like fermenting their feed, the wet stuff goes down easier and they don't gag on it.

 

[Loveariver]

My 2 yr. old rooster lives in Trinidad & has recently started making a sound that sounds like a loud hiccup. A rumbling sound precedes the "hiccup" followed by a "sigh" like sound (same sigh that comes after crowing.
He seems normal otherwise.
Is this normal?

Thank you.
He has no visible symptoms, however I will try to record him and upload as you suggest.

 

[Eggcessive]

Welcome to BYC. Here is a YouTube video of a chicken coughing:

 

[Shadrach]

Yes chickens cough, sneeze, hiccup, belch and fart.
None of the above means there isn't a problem though.

 

[Loveariver]

Chickens do cough. I think every animal with lungs does. Mine especially if I give them dry feed, as they all try and eat it too fast. One reason why I like fermenting their feed, the wet stuff goes down easier and they don't gag on it.

I have actually started adding a little water to their feed to soften. They actually seem to enjoy it more that way. I tried the fermented feed....they hated it. Had to dump like 2 gals.

 

[Loveariver]

Yes chickens cough, sneeze, hiccup, belch and fart.
None of the above means there isn't a problem though.

Hmmmm. Interesting

 

[Loveariver]

Welcome to BYC. Here is a YouTube video of a chicken coughing:

Do you hear like a guttural rumbling before he makes the sound?

 

[Eggcessive]

Do you hear like a guttural rumbling before he makes the sound?

That is not my chicken in the video. I do have a rooster who crows and has a noise afterward like air going out of a pipe. You might post a video to YouTube or Vimeo with a link posted here for us to see.