Does shaking of the heads mean..........

[texaschickmama]

Can someone tell me what it means when my chickens shake their heads? Does this indicate respiratory problems or colds? I noticed 2 days ago when holding my EE rooster that he had a runny nose. It was clear liquid, but definately running. I immediately put antibiotics into everyones' waterers. I want to make sure that I'm doing the right thing. Thanks.

 

[Glenda L Heywood]

it does generally mean they have a cold
so when not feeding the medication do this

Probiotic wet mash
1 gallon of dry mash (crumbles)
2 gallon of milk (sour is great as they like it, to sour a gallon use 3 tbsp of apple cider vinegar per gallon)
1 cup non flavored yoguart
mix and feed 2 tsp per chick twice week
and then once a week when not medicating chicks for life

Also when not medicating put 2 tbsp of ACV per gallon of water they drink three times a week
ACV only helps the chicken to use calium and vit D thoughly in their bodies
for adult chickens feed 3 tbsp per time
what they can eat in 20-30 minutes
then clean wet feeder and restock dry crumbles

single chick
2 tsp of dry crumbles
4 tsp of milk
1 tbsp of yoguart
mix good and feed