Is it normal for Chickens to sneeze?

[Annalyse]

My silkie has sneezed a couple of times from what I've noticed which was yesterday and today. She gets her head feathers wet so I keep thinking she has a cold but they can't get colds I'm pretty sure. She has no other signs of any illness but she does dig in the dir a lot and that's what I'm thinking it's from.

 

[RojoMarz]

I feed AF crumbles. Sometimes the chickens sneeze, especially when they are all gathered around gobbling up their food.

 

[Annalyse]

thank you, yes my others sneeze here and there but she sneezes the most. I bring her in sometimes because shell get her head feathers wet and then she's cold and that's not good.

 

[JadeFarms]

Crumbles I think. Do the crumbles look like chicken starter but a tiny bigger ? I'm pretty sure it isnt pellets bc there top small

Then that may be the problem because crumbles have a lot of dust.

 

[aart]

Why is her head getting wet?
You want to resolve that issue before it gets really cold.

 

[aart]

the nipples are on the bottom of a bucket thing that hands so there facing down. Shes very skittish so we try not to out scissors next to her face

Horizontal nipples would solve that issue, and are easier to keep thawed in winter.
Yes, it would be tricky to trim you'd need help and persistence.

 

[aart]

the package for the nipple thing sai they were to be used to they face down.

Vertical and Horizontal nipples are two different products.

 

[aart]

I've used cups before but they got dirty gaudy and my chickens weren't to intelligent to fill them up for themselves so I always had to do it

Cups are yet another type.
These are horizontal nipples, I use them all year long and add a heater in winter.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-heated-waterer-with-horizontal-nipples.67256/

 

[cherrynberry]

My silkie has sneezed a couple of times from what I've noticed which was yesterday and today. She gets her head feathers wet so I keep thinking she has a cold but they can't get colds I'm pretty sure. She has no other signs of any illness but she does dig in the dir a lot and that's what I'm thinking it's from.

It may be that she has respiratory illness. Check the coop and if it smells. Also does she eat dry feed?

 

[OmnipotentOrpington]

I'd like to know this too! One of our girls has been sneezing her whole life, so I'm guessing it's normal? Nothing comes out of her nose, so I'm guessing it's just dust. However, our other ladies don't sneeze.