sneezing

[spicy6]

thank you all so much I'm sure that she will be happy and healthy soon with all your tips. I love that you all care so much about her. I'm sure lemon (the possibly sick chick) would thank you too if she could type!

 

[spicy6]

do you know why only she out of the six chicks is sneezing and not being active? they are all in the same brooder.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

One of my six chicks are sneezing. it started when I put in new pine shaving and no paper towels underneath. the chicks were very interested that they could find the bottom of the brooder and are constantly making little holes in the pine shavings. The chick is not sneezing regularly. Only about once every 1-2 minutes. She is also sitting very fluffed up on top of my ecoglow 20. Could it be dust? will it harm her if I put electrolytes in the water even if she doesn't have respiratory problems? will the electrolytes hurt the other chicks? These are my first ever chicks. she is a buff orpington.

she is 2 weeks old. .. I am going to try spraying their pine shaving daily. I still worry about her because she is sitting and "roosting" under the heat pad a lot and doesn't seem very active. Would giving her electrolytes hurt her?

the other chicks have also started sneezing but I am not as worried because they are active. If i end up giving her electrolytes can I give i to all the chicks? how long should I give it to them for? until they stop sneezing? or should she not even get them?

Can you post some photos of the chick and how she is sitting?
What does her poop look like (photos)?

Where is your brooder located - how much ventilation does it have? (photos)

You mention that you are trying to spray their pine shavings daily - spray with what?
Is the bedding wet?

Chicks will sometimes sneeze due to bedding, dust, dander, etc. Since she is fluffed, not as active and is sneezing fairly frequently, then I would be concerned.

Is this chick eating/drinking? Are her nostrils clear of food/debris? If she is not drinking, then get her hydrated first - the electrolytes are fine. Poultry vitamins can be used too. Once she is drinking, then see if she will eat some wet chick feed.

You may want to separate her from the others onto paper towels or puppy pads just to see if the sneezing stops. That will tell you if the pine shavings are an irritant.

 

[spicy6]

I can spray the pine shaving daily with water in a spray bottle. the brooder is vented as you can see, but the room is not. she is eating and drinking. thank you so much because my dad is a pet vet and can get me puppy pads.

 

[spicy6]

her poop is normall

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I can spray the pine shaving daily with water in a spray bottle. the brooder is vented as you can see, but the room is not. she is eating and drinking. thank you so much because my dad is a pet vet and can get me puppy pads. View attachment 1292200 View attachment 1292202 View attachment 1292203

Personally I would not spray down the bedding with water. The brooder bedding needs to remain dry to help prevent a Coccidiosis outbreak.

If your Dad is a pet vet, can he run a fecal float to see if she has a Coccidiosis overload?

 

[spicy6]

thank you. sorry that i did not respond earlier. I will start the chicks on dirt.

 

[spicy6]

lemon is looking better. still sneezing, but much more active. the chicks will soon be on dirt.

 

[SonoranChick]

That's great news! Just keep an eye on her for any other symptoms like the other posters have mentioned. I agree that spraying the pine chips is not good, even though the dust might be irritating. Dry is best

 

[Chickadooo]

That's great news! Just keep an eye on her for any other symptoms like the other posters have mentioned. I agree that spraying the pine chips is not good, even though the dust might be irritating. Dry is best

Ok I'm having the same issue here
. Three of my chicks are sneezing and one of them is actually sneezing mucous onto me when she gets in my lap. They are 3.5 and 2.5 weeks old and in a very large brooder box with pine shavings... If I switch out to dirt, won't there be a potential risk for dirt dust to bother them as well or is it easier for them to deal with? I didn't notice any sneezing until today, I did just put a fresh layer of shavings over top the old ones last night before bed. I could do sand, dirt, or pine shavings, what do you all recommend? I've read through alot of these messages and it looks like dirt is best, I'm just worried because they seem to really kick that around too.

One more thing... I've been gone most of the morning and when I came back I brought them all outside to get some fresh air and explore the grass for the first time, it's 75 here.. it wasn't until after I brought them outside that I noticed sneezing, but like I said,I was gone alot of the morning so didn't observe them super close prior to being outdoors.