Rattling when breathing... sometimes

[Melissaerin92]

Hello!
Pretty new to chickens. We got 3 pullets back in early January when they were about 5 weeks old. We immediately lost one due to respiratory illness (they all apparently came to us sick). We got another one and ended up treating all 3 for respiratory disease. they have since seemed to thrive since but one had a little bit of a cold back in late February. We moved them outside in March and haven’t had any issues since. The one that had been the sickest recently has started to sound like she is rattling when breathing, she also sneezes sometimes. Otherwise, no other issues- no drainage, swelling of the eyes, and she is eating and drinking normally. Will the rattly breathing subside on its own or should we treat her again? If it’s viral I would hate to give her antibiotics unnecessarily. We do have access to antibiotics if needed. Any advice is appreciated!

 

[Isaac 0]

Hi there, sorry no one was able to respond, how is your bird doing?

 

[Melissaerin92]

Thanks for checking! She actually seems to be doing a lot better. I'm just wondering if this will be a continual thing for her, like maybe it will be a recurring issue anytime the weather changes or she gets stressed. Hoping it's not the case though!