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1) 15 week old blue Cochin cockerel. Huge heavy healthy guy. Mareks vaccinated as a chick.
2) I heard someone wheezing yesterday but I made lots of dust, this morning he's identified as the wheezer and is sneezing. Alternately acting fine, then standing wth closed eyes for a few minutes. No visible mucus. No odor from his face at all. Eyes look ok. Not open beak breathing.
3) First noted yesterday.
4) Everyone else seems fine.
5) No injury
6) I made dust sifting the dust bath and adding new sand
7) They get flock grower pellets, fermented and dry, fermented scratch n peck, and scratch/ BOSS, dried mealworms.
8) I've been seeing yellow foamy poop not sure from who.
9) They are all drinking corid water
10 ) No vet likely, I'll want to treat if possible. Might be able to get drugs if not actual treatment.
11) looks normal, could upload video of him sneezing if needed.
12) 19 young birds in walk in coop, supervised free range time an hour a day. No new birds. Many wild birds in yard. Drink from gross horse hoof print mud water when they can. Straw and pine deep on dirt floor. They aren't sleeping on roosts yet. 70 watt heat bulb over their sleeping area. Water still freezes near them.

I have on hand: amoxicillan, Bactrim(smz-tmp 800-160), Clindamycin 25mg per ml, fish teyracycline, Duravet vitamins.
 
Here's a few pictures. Didn't notice that there's something up with his wattles but I see it now in the photos.
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Sorry, not sure what you could do other than hope it clears.
Maybe @WVduckchick and/or @Ravynscroft has a suggestion?

ETA: I have seen my birds do this when they gobble too much food, it usually doesn't last too long. Wonders if waht we see in vid has been constantly ongoing since yesterday or he just ate?
 
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Thank you!

Started sometime yesterday afternoon before evening FF. Was wheezing this morning before I gave them their FF but they already had pellets. He seems to be wheezing less now but still sneezing.
 
He's a pretty guy!! I'm not sure what's up with those wattles though. Partial frostbite? :hmm

Great detailed info though. Honestly, I don't think I would treat for anything just yet. I'd give it a day or two more, to see if its something that works itself out. Maybe he just needs a drink. Has he crowed yet? Could be something as simple as him just finding his "voice". I've had them do that periodically too.

Sorry, that's the best I can offer.

@casportpony may have other thoughts?
 
So I'm all in a panic but maybe his voice is just changing?!
:oops: :hmm

No crows yet but his buddy was crowing. I could hear him breathing across the coop. Just went out to try to video that but now he's not wheezing like he was.

Could stirring up dust have caused irritation that's already going away maybe? I opened up the doors to air it but of course they breathed some.
 

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