Sneezing Hen?

[MsBagawkbagawk]

I used to have a dark cornish hen who would always sneeze. She sneezed pretty much every day for her entire life. I never thought much about it until one day I noticed that there was a little discharge. I wiped her nose and she was fine. About 2 weeks later I found her dead in a nesting box with no signs of injuries or illness. She was only 18 months old at the time and was laying regularly. Besides sneezing she was a very healthy bird. Do you think that the sneezing had something to do with her death? I can't think of anything else...

 

[speckledhen]

Probably nothing to do with her death. I have a 5 1/2 yr old sneezing hen who just does that all the time and has for most of her life. Her head is small for her body and I think maybe her nasal passages are just not formed that well.

 

[MsBagawkbagawk]

Ok, I've been looking at other threads and it seemed like no body had chickens that had been sneezing their whole lives. That makes me feel better.

 

[FlyHigher]

Sounds much like Infectious Coryza to me. I am not sure, but maybe you can do some research on it yourself. Good luck!

 

[MsBagawkbagawk]

I don't think it was Coryza, she didn't have any swelling, and all of my other chickens are fine. She was the only one with any problems, before or since.

 

[speckledhen]

Sounds much like Infectious Coryza to me. I am not sure, but maybe you can do some research on it yourself. Good luck!

You have to be kidding. Coryza? Just because she was sneezing? First rule of thumb is not to go to the worst case scenario right off the bat.

No, doesn't sound like that at all to me. If the discharge was clearish, she could have just drank water and sneezed some out, but if there is no actual snot and she has no bad smell and is simply sneezing, it's not Coryza.

 

[caolang]

hi
i bought 5 chicks 8 weeks ago.i bought another 4 3 weeks later .about a week later 3 of the ones i got first 1s starded sneezing ,they are still sneezing ,i bought a silkie a week ago .it layed a day later after i got it .but now its sneezing and not laying any more .

 

[speckledhen]

caolang, I answered you on your own thread. Please check there.