Possible Coughing

[bevsbirds]

I am new to this site and to chickens both. I have 16 cornish roasters that are 6 weeks old. I noticed that one of them was making a noise yesterday and again today that I'm not sure what it is. I'm concerned that it may be coughing. I didn't notice anything else as far as runny eyes or nose. It was eating and drinking. How do I know for sure and should I separate it from the other chicks?

 

[TwoCrows]

I have one girl that everyday while either eating or drinking will cough. Like a hoarse horn going off! She inhales something either in the water or feed. So unless it becomes chronic, like all the time, I wouldn't worry about. If it gets bad with some sort of discharge, you may have to the antibiotics things. Good luck with your babies!

 

[bevsbirds]

Thank you so much for replying to my concern. As I mentioned earlier, I am very new to this and a little paranoid over everything. I also have 9 hens and 1 rooster that are 6 weeks old also as well as the cornish birds. I am enjoying it tremendously and very excited to see what the future holds with my hens. The first eggs will be very exciting! I decided to get into this for health reasons but I wasn't prepared to like the chicks so much.

Thanks again for your help and I look forward to learning more from BYC and getting to know everyone. By the way, no changes today with the coughing so, hopefully, all is well.