- Jul 13, 2014
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Hi there BYC peeps. I have a Light Brahma hen about 6 months old who started coughing (and a little sneezing at first) at about 4 months old. She seemed to do it after eating her crumble. She scarfs her food and I assumed after looking her over and finding no other symptoms , that it was due to her scarfing in dust while she eats. None of my 10 other birds have ever started coughing so I dont think it is anything contagious. I do notice her panting from time to time but it's pretty hot and she is big with lots of feathers so I assume that is heat related. She takes regular foot soaks in cool water during the heat, so I know she is hot. She acts totally normal , her poop is normal and she is layng normally with the exception of some wrinkly egg in the past two week. I have read happens with a viral infection sometimes, but again , none of my other birds have shown any signs of illness or coughing. I thought that it could be heat related. I noticed some black around her nostrils and on her beak but looking over her photos as she has been growing there has always been some black on her beak and nostrils. There has never been any sort of discharge from her nostrils or eyes. Not has there ever been any swelling around or under her eyes. When it first started, I used VetRX on her for a week and poultry cell and nothing changed. We are a closed flock , I dont visit other chicken homes and no one with a flock has visited ours. So... Im kinda at a loss for what to do. I dont have a chicken vet and getting to a vet right now with COVID is difficult. Any suggestions would be helpful. Here are some pics of her. the top one I took today and the others are as shes been growing. Thanks for reading and hope someone can help shed some light on this for me.
