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Chirping
- May 26, 2021
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Hi all! My almost five year old hen has been making these weird noises for the past month or so and unfortunately due to family circumstances, I have been unable to set aside the proper time to pinpoint what is going on but I am here now. She's been making weird noises that sound like a sneeze to me, on and off, not constantly like one after the other back to back, but definitely many times throughout the day. It's hard to say bc I'm not always with them. It's hard to capture a video of her doing doing this bc I never know when she's going to.
Yesterday when I was videotaping her, I noticed that as I got closer to her, she was also making a little whistling like noise every tie she breathed. It's very faint in the second video (in the first as well but not as audible) video, but if you turn up the volume, you can hear it.
Her current symptoms:
-Sneezing/whistle-like breathing
-When I checked on her today, I noticed she's doing a head shake like thing pretty frequently like every five to ten seconds.
-Butt area, like the feather area, has been a little dirty - just a little for over two months though we've given her a couple of baths and put Corrid in their water as we've run into that same issue before and it helped. (Coccidiosis) Though it's been a while since her last bath. The poop hasn't been as bad so that is why.
-Doesn't appear to have a runny nose or discharge from eyes etc.
-Feet have elevated scales - not sure if this is worth nothing, but had done research on foot issues before so I'm just adding it in here too because I honestly do not know how long it has been like that.
-Overall behavior seems much more quiet, hesitant, definitely can tell something is off, but still likes to eat food like her corn snacks, and occasionally peck at some of the other hens who are below her in the pecking order.
See videos here: Video
I'm wondering if anyone would have any insight on what she's doing in that first video - sneezing? Coughing?
So yes, just to give you a timeframe, she's been like this for a while now (a month or so) but I do feel like the whistling noise is new - but from some of the research I did it seems like these illnesses can take a while to get really bad and of course, I definitely don't want that to happen. It's just been really difficult to pinpoint what's going on and what to do. I know the courses of action are different for chronic respiratory disease vs something like gapeworm. I have not checked her throat yet but I just wanted to post here first to see what you smart people had to say and perhaps save myself some time. I think I will definitely quarantine her, give her electrolytes, clean out the coop and that's all I know for now.
Thank you for all your help!! I just joined this website today and it's been a comfort just to be read through some posts and actually be active in here now.
Yesterday when I was videotaping her, I noticed that as I got closer to her, she was also making a little whistling like noise every tie she breathed. It's very faint in the second video (in the first as well but not as audible) video, but if you turn up the volume, you can hear it.
Her current symptoms:
-Sneezing/whistle-like breathing
-When I checked on her today, I noticed she's doing a head shake like thing pretty frequently like every five to ten seconds.
-Butt area, like the feather area, has been a little dirty - just a little for over two months though we've given her a couple of baths and put Corrid in their water as we've run into that same issue before and it helped. (Coccidiosis) Though it's been a while since her last bath. The poop hasn't been as bad so that is why.
-Doesn't appear to have a runny nose or discharge from eyes etc.
-Feet have elevated scales - not sure if this is worth nothing, but had done research on foot issues before so I'm just adding it in here too because I honestly do not know how long it has been like that.
-Overall behavior seems much more quiet, hesitant, definitely can tell something is off, but still likes to eat food like her corn snacks, and occasionally peck at some of the other hens who are below her in the pecking order.
See videos here: Video
I'm wondering if anyone would have any insight on what she's doing in that first video - sneezing? Coughing?
So yes, just to give you a timeframe, she's been like this for a while now (a month or so) but I do feel like the whistling noise is new - but from some of the research I did it seems like these illnesses can take a while to get really bad and of course, I definitely don't want that to happen. It's just been really difficult to pinpoint what's going on and what to do. I know the courses of action are different for chronic respiratory disease vs something like gapeworm. I have not checked her throat yet but I just wanted to post here first to see what you smart people had to say and perhaps save myself some time. I think I will definitely quarantine her, give her electrolytes, clean out the coop and that's all I know for now.
Thank you for all your help!! I just joined this website today and it's been a comfort just to be read through some posts and actually be active in here now.
