Wheezy Chicken

Your chx has some kind of respiratory problem which will almost certainly respond to an antibiotic.  Three of my chickens, in a house with 8 in, went down with similar sounding symptoms a couple of months ago.  Usually such symptoms are accompanied with nasal discharges and runny eyes which tends to suggest Mycoplasma (MG) but in my case it was just the sneezing and wheezing.  I isolated the birds with the symptoms and put them all on a course of Baytril  including their house mates.  The hens with the symptoms respnded very quickly and the sneezing stopped within 24hrs and the wheezing gradually improved and weren't evident within 4 days.  I medicated their water for 7 days and they recovered well and no others caught it.  Though I'm sure they would had it not been for the medication.  You will need a vets prescription for any antibiotic.

I'm not convinced it was Mycoplasma because the symptoms weren't typical but it is obviously an upper respiratory infection of some sort.  Tylan is an a/b which is also often prescribed for myco but as it's not obviously MG try to get Baytril 10% as I suspect that will definitely work.

There was also an increase in laying after the treatment so i suspect it was affecting their laying too.
Best of luck
HF

Oh thank you very much. I will make an appointment first thing.

I hope s/he doesn't die on me here...although s/he is still looking ok in him/herself

tbh most people/animals in my house have wheezy chests. I probably passed mine on unintentionally :/

Baytrill is a miracle worker I swear. Worked wonders on my rat when he had an inner ear infection.

You can't pass on such things to your chx nor can they infect you which isn't true of all diseases but those which effect both chx and people are rare and few.

It's unlikely to die if you get treatment asap.  MG on it's own is rarely fatal.  The problems occur through secondary infections which can take a hold if the birds immune system is weakened.

The other thing you can do is make sure their house isn't dusty.  If you use diatom for RM don't dust the birds and paint it on as a slurry don't dust it.  Suspended dust can iritate a chx breathing and is also a great way of them inhaling viruses, thousands of which can be carried on a dust particle.  The natural protective lining of their respiratory tract can be damaged by the infection allowing other more dangerous infections to invade the body and organs via the respiratory system.  So it's a good idea to keep dust down and have plenty of ventilation and ensure your hygeine is good.
HF

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