My red star chick sneezing repeatedly?

[Gabrielle]

Right now she is sleeping on my hand, but she will wake up every once in a while and sneeze two times, and quickly fall asleep again.
Should I worry about the sneezing? Is it normal?

 

[Blue_Myst]

What kind of bedding are you using in your brooder? My chicks sneezed a lot when I used pine shavings--a few even had other symptoms like they were having allergies. There's also the fact that chicks just make a LOT of dust.

I wouldn't worry about sneezing itself. If she starts getting swollen eyes and a runny nose, I'd be concerned. Otherwise, it's just all that dust those chicks kick up in their brooder.

You aren't the only one to worry about it, believe me!

 

[Gabrielle]

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Thank goodness! I do have Pine shavings, and I was looking at most of my chicks (7 of them..) and others were sneezing too! I checked them, and they are all happy and healthy.

Thanks!

 

[NCchicken]

Yup I have pine shavings too and all of mine will sneeze. But as soon as I move them to the coop outside they stop. I also clean my brooder totally out twice a week.