I have an EE pullet named Daisy. She just laid her first egg day before yesterday. I saw her on the nest box this morning, so I figured egg #2 was on its way. I went out a few minutes ago and, sure enough, her little green egg was in the box. But I heard a weird noise coming from someone and it turned out to be her. It's hard to describe. It's not really wheezing or groaning, but it's rhythmic like it's related to her breathing. Her eyes are clear and not swollen. Her nostrils are clean. She's not breathing through her mouth. I didn't see any signs of strange poop. I gave scratch to see if she would be interested. She did eat eagerly (while still making the weird "breathing" sound). I think I may have heard her sneeze a couple of times. It was a little high-pitched noise I assume was a sneeze. I don't really know what a sneeze would sound like honestly.
Obviously my biggest concern is a dreaded respiratory contagion that would harm everybody. Am I jumping ahead since she doesn't have other signs? Any thoughts? I've had chickens since last April and I've never had anyone sick. I've had Daisy since she was 3 days old. She's always been pretty far down on the pecking order and on the small side, but she's always been healthy.
Obviously my biggest concern is a dreaded respiratory contagion that would harm everybody. Am I jumping ahead since she doesn't have other signs? Any thoughts? I've had chickens since last April and I've never had anyone sick. I've had Daisy since she was 3 days old. She's always been pretty far down on the pecking order and on the small side, but she's always been healthy.
