Youtuber snowfort posted this video of a sneezing chicken. It’s aptly titled “sneezing chicken.” I’ve never heard a chicken sneeze so it was all in all an educational yet pretty terrifying experience. Be sure to skip to the :30ish mark unless you feel like watching chicken standing there being a chicken for 30 seconds. It’s your life!
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That chicken is not sneezing. It has a serious problem. I live on a farm and own chickens.
And yet… you say nothing about what it could be if not a sneeze.
And yet…you leave out what the serious problem might be.
This is not a sneeze this chicken is sick hope they have done something
Call it a sneeze or a cough, whatever. She has an upper respiratory infection. If you listen closely you can hear her gurgling and she is trying to clear out what is bothering her. There is a product called VetRX and it works wonders for clearing up “chicken colds”. A drop in each nostril and a couple of drops down her throat would most likely be all she needs. The product has been around for about 100 years and I use it on all of my chickens when they get a mild infection like this. Her comb and waddles are still nice and red so she isn’t too sick at the point this vid was made. I have been raising chickens for 35 years and currently own well over 100.
Hi Jess,
I plan to begin raising chickens soon. I want to have a variety of different breeds and want to keep them very healthy and happy. Where do you buy your vetRX?
Thanks
Mary
HI Mary,
You can pick up VetRx at any feed store. It comes in a little brown bottle. Do you know what breeds you want at this point? Are you going to raise them as pets with the benefits of fresh eggs or are you looking for meat birds?
It could be MS/MG which is highly contagious, has no cure and that hen will always be a carrier. They need to keep her isolated and get her to a vet. Over the counter remedies do not work. Number one reason to practice good biosecurity to protect your flock.