Worms, respiratory disease, or Both?

[Bunbun0412]

My chicken has gapeworms and we are treating her for that but now she is sneezing so I am not sure if she has a respiratory disease also. I was going to listen to her airways with my stethoscope but I am not sure how... Please help!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Chickens and birds in general don't have a respiratory system like mammals do.
The lungs are tiny and most of the air is transpired through air sacs and hollow bones throughout the body.

 

[Bunbun0412]

So how can I tell if she has a respiratory disease along with her worm, or is that even possible?

 

[casportpony]

How do you know she has gapeworms?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Lab tests.
Even if it is a disease, without lab work, you won't know if it is bacterial, fungal, viral or an environmental, parasitic or nutritional problem.

 

[Bunbun0412]

A worm was in her feces, she is stretching her neck, she is having trouble breathing, and she is not eating as fast and the bites she eats are a lot smaller.

 

[Bunbun0412]

Do you know if there is a way to kind of know if she has some sort of one without a lab test?

 

[casportpony]

A worm was in her feces, she is stretching her neck, she is having trouble breathing, and she is not eating as fast and the bites she eats are a lot smaller.

A red worm?

 

[Bunbun0412]

Pinkish-red.

 

[casportpony]

Pinkish-red.

These are gapes. To me, these are very red.