Welping, honking, what the heck

[motorboat]

My rooster was treated for cocci for 4 days. He was weak and barely able to stand. Now he's back on his feet for three weeks. He is very active but not long after he started getting his health back he started welping, honking, almost like a bark. This has been going on for two weeks. His breathing seems fine. Here's a video of a hen doing the same thing. He doesn't wheez like this hen, just the welping and it isn't nearly as frequent as the hen in the video. He seems to do it 3-4 times in a short period then who knows when he will do it again. I was thinking maybe he got something when he was so weak from the cocci.

I have been putting some VetRx in his nostrils. Anything else I can do?

 

[Chickensaurous]

my chicken does that all the time i think he just has a cold dont stress

 

[motorboat]

chickens don't get colds.

 

[Chickensaurous]

Yes they do hun

 

[Chickensaurous]

It's in my chicken ailments book colds are very

 

[Chickensaurous]

If its not a cold it could be avian influenza or Newcastle disease (worst case senareo) if its Newcastle disease the chickens with be unsteady and their necks with be floppy and they will welp like that you will have to kill the infected bird if they have this theres no cure,but it could be avian fluenza that happens when other birds can come in contact with them and you just have to keep them inside for a few days if its this. But I really think its a cold i know you probably think I'm being stupid but colds are very common in chickens

 

[cafarmgirl]

chickens don't get colds.

I agree. Chickens do get respiratory diseases and there are many, some viral, some bacterial, they don't get simple colds like humans do. Some books/literature will simply lump it all together and call it a "cold" but it is much more in depth and complicated then that. The diseases they get will often leave them carriers of that disease if they do recover. It is also almost impossible to diagnose what they have without having a bird tested or a dead bird necropsied.

OP, I wasn't able to view your video but do a search of "poultry respiratory diseases" it will give you some idea of what's out there, the symptoms, management etc. if that's what's going on with your birds.

 

[dawg53]

Chickens don't get colds. They get a specific disease. That specific disease requires specific treatments or there may be no treatments at all. Infectious Bronchitis (IB) and Infectious Coryza are referred to as "colds."
IB is non treatable, there are chemical treatments for coryza. However, I recommend culling diseased birds.
Scroll down to Infectious Bronchitis (IB) and Infectious Coryza in this link and read about them if you wish:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

Motorboat. I'm not stating your bird has IB or Coryza, only necropsy would tell.