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- Aug 31, 2022
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Technically a cockerel, he's almost a year...
We had a nasty, cold rain about four or five days ago. Since then, my boy Yorvir has a deeper, shorter crow that always ends in a cough/headshake/sneeze. His eyes are clear, without bubbles of any kind, no snot I can see either. Very occasionally, he makes a loud BOCK noise paired with a headshake. I think he's holding his mouth open a crack, too. I'm going to force husband to hold him while I smell Yorvir's breath and look inside for canker, but is it possible he just has a less aggressive cold that will pass, or is this in need of medicinal intervention based on symptoms?
He's active (just as much as always), eating well with no issues, mating hens, trying to fence fight my other boys. No one else is showing any symptoms but given his altered crow is my main clue, I don't know how easily I could tell if my hens are also impacted. No one else is sneezing, bocking, or coughing that I can hear.
Stand by for pictures; will get as soon as able.
We had a nasty, cold rain about four or five days ago. Since then, my boy Yorvir has a deeper, shorter crow that always ends in a cough/headshake/sneeze. His eyes are clear, without bubbles of any kind, no snot I can see either. Very occasionally, he makes a loud BOCK noise paired with a headshake. I think he's holding his mouth open a crack, too. I'm going to force husband to hold him while I smell Yorvir's breath and look inside for canker, but is it possible he just has a less aggressive cold that will pass, or is this in need of medicinal intervention based on symptoms?
He's active (just as much as always), eating well with no issues, mating hens, trying to fence fight my other boys. No one else is showing any symptoms but given his altered crow is my main clue, I don't know how easily I could tell if my hens are also impacted. No one else is sneezing, bocking, or coughing that I can hear.
Stand by for pictures; will get as soon as able.