HELP!! Rapidly spreading respiratory problems...Could it be Avian flu?

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This morning I opened the coup and Henrietta the EE seemed to be breathing strangely. Each breath sounded something like a hum. So I separated her.
A few hours later I checked on her and the humming seemed to have stopped, but she was still breathing strangely. Then I heard more humming, wheezing, coughing and sneezing coming from Jade the Minorca hen, and it sounded much worse than Henrietta's, so I separated her too. After I did that, Remus the OEGB rooster started to wheeze, so he got separated as well.
I noticed nothing like this in the morning, and now about three hours later, Jade and Remus joined Henrietta. Could it be Avian Influenza? Should I be worried about my flock? Will my chickens die?

Please help me here.

Thanks
 
Much more likely to be one of several respratory diseases than AI. Other than the breathing sounds, what symptoms are you seeing?
 

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