is it a cold? or worse?

[cochin lover]

help!
my chickens are all sneezing and they have got runny noses too. I am not sure whather it is a cold or something worse. they are all not as active as they used to be too. sometimes they tuck their heads in their feathers and go to sleep.
thanks

 

[Judy]

Chickens don't get colds. They do get viral respiratory disseases, but these diseases dont go away in a week or two like as cold, they are lifelong, and some are passsed from mama to chick via the egg. You can contact your county extension agent, state vet office or local ag college to have them tested, to see what you are dealing with. It's also possible it's fungal in origin.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...try-often-mistaken-for-crd-mycoplasmosis/0_20