AliBia
Chirping
- Jul 12, 2023
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In my early teens, back in Pakistan, we had chicken, but this time I have built a coop and have eight adults including a rooster and two rescue hens, five - three-month-old Swedish Flower Hen chicks, miraculous three; nearly month-old chicks via incubator, one little Sooty with her mamma Snowy, one of the hens brooding on seven eggs, and another seven eggs due to hatch on the 21st of this month. The adults free range, eat earthworms, snails, slugs, frogs, and even baby mice.
My learning curve has been exponential.
And now I am seeking advice. Three of my hens are producing a mixture of sounds between a hiccup, sneeze, and a cough. I'm at my wit's end seeing them at moments when they gasp. I thought it was gapeworm, and for the last five days, I have been giving them feed mixed with Flubenvet. I also thought it was perhaps bronchitis and administered VetRx as per suggestion. They are eating healthily, even laying almost every day. BUT it's distressing to see them when they cough, shake their heads, and gasp.
Please suggest what can be possibly the cause of this.
My learning curve has been exponential.
And now I am seeking advice. Three of my hens are producing a mixture of sounds between a hiccup, sneeze, and a cough. I'm at my wit's end seeing them at moments when they gasp. I thought it was gapeworm, and for the last five days, I have been giving them feed mixed with Flubenvet. I also thought it was perhaps bronchitis and administered VetRx as per suggestion. They are eating healthily, even laying almost every day. BUT it's distressing to see them when they cough, shake their heads, and gasp.
Please suggest what can be possibly the cause of this.
Welcome from New Orleans, I hope your thread stays in the front, so perhaps someone with more experience than I have can jump in and help.
