Speckled Sussex wheezing, gasping, and rubbing face on her back. Is it a disease?

[Chicken Whisperers]

My best friend texted me earlier about her speckled Sussex acting funny. She said her symptoms were that she was sneezing, gasping for air, wheezing, and rubbing her face on her back A LOT. Is it any dangerous disease that we should be worried about?? Thank you for any advice!!

 

[azygous]

Judging from your second-hand information, the hen may have a respiratory virus. It is serious and requires an antibiotic to treat the symptoms. These viruses are extremely contagious, and the entire flock is probably infected, though chickens generally show symptoms only when stressed.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would get some injectable Tylan 50 at your feed store. Get 3 ml syringes with 20 gauge needles to withdraw the medicine. Twist off the needle and give it to the chicken orally a drop at a time. Dosage is 0.3 ml per pound twice a day for 3-5 days. A Sussex weighing 6 pounds would get 1.8 ml. Infectious bronchitis, MG or mycoplasma, coryza, or ILT are common diseases in poultry. Here is a link to look those up:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044