PeepingK
Songster
- Nov 12, 2021
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I have a young rooster that has been sneezing/coughing (I can’t really tell the difference between the two) for over a month now. I was so preoccupied with treating so many other unrelated illnesses in the flock that I never took the time to really think about what’s making him sick until now. Over the past month or so i never noticed the sneezing getting any worse and it’s only been within the last couple days that I noticed he has rattling while he breathes.
The weird thing is that no one else in the flock is showing any signs or symptoms that my rooster is, so what could this be? We had a respiratory illness go through our flock (different one) last year and everyone caught it.
I read that Gapeworm is also very contagious but again no else is showing any symptoms, also my rooster isn’t “gaping”, and he’s eating and drinking just fine.
Does anyone have any idea what this might be??
I’m calling the vet for advice tomorrow but I just wanted to see if anyone else had a similar experience with their chickens.
Any help would be really appreciated!
The weird thing is that no one else in the flock is showing any signs or symptoms that my rooster is, so what could this be? We had a respiratory illness go through our flock (different one) last year and everyone caught it.
I read that Gapeworm is also very contagious but again no else is showing any symptoms, also my rooster isn’t “gaping”, and he’s eating and drinking just fine.
Does anyone have any idea what this might be??
I’m calling the vet for advice tomorrow but I just wanted to see if anyone else had a similar experience with their chickens.
Any help would be really appreciated!