Some advice please!

[81pooley]

I was given a cockerel around three weeks ago to start my small flock, a cam legbar, I then went and bought two cream legbar hens and three ginger rangers- all settled in fine and have been behaving normally until the start of this week- one of the ginger rangers became sick, sneezing and not leaving the coop, breathing became noisy- like someone with a sore throat- slowly eating less and only drinking- I kept an eye on her and she seemed fine- a few friends who had owned chickens in the past visited and said she looked fine maybe just broody- that night she died in the coop.

All of the others were fine- no issues- until today my cockerel has begun to have noisy breathing and occasionally sneezing- he is eating fine and still bossing everyone about, but I am concerned he has a respiratory infection the same as my hen- any ideas? I don't want to lose them all.

 

[81pooley]

 

[AbbyTravers]

Does his eyes seem to have a lot of crusty build up?

 

[81pooley]

No nothing around his eyes- and there wasn't around the one that died- I will go and check this on him though! He seems pretty bright and fine apart from the horrible breathing- it's hard to describe- like someone with a chesty cough...

 

[AbbyTravers]

Ok well that's good they don't have stuff around his eyes. Have you looked do they have any bugs crawling around on them or is it hot where you live?

 

[81pooley]

I just went out and checked them- yes they do- little white mites at the base of their feathers, I hadn't looked as throughout before- thank you! It's not hot at all here so shouldn't be a heat problem!