Rat problem

[brambles]

Cube's built and the two new girls are in the run in quarantine. The black rock is doing the odd sneeze - should I be concerned? I bought them from a reputable dealer but noticed that the black rock has had the odd sneeze ever since I decanted her from the cat box! The jasmine (skyline) seems fine.

Otherwise all is going well - except they have't a clue about the superglug.

 

My eglu girls have been rather loud all afternoon - they're freeranging around, but are now dustbowling in the bushes as their eglu's being valeted. They've had treats around the cube and done plenty of long stares.

[atsw]

Cube's built and the two new girls are in the run in quarantine. The black rock is doing the odd sneeze - should I be concerned?

No need to worry yet. This is quite normal, the chooks get a bit stressed with all the moving around, and this is a symptom. Keep an eye (and ear!) out, but it should stop after a couple of days, once everyone settles into their new routines.

 

Andrew

[brambles]

Thanks! They're eating and drinking, which is always a good sign. My existing pair have been squawking loudly all afternoon! Slow introduction needed I think.

[Egluntyne]

You could try a few drops of Citricidal in her drinking water if the sneezing persists.....assuming she gets the hang of the superglug.

[Griffin]

When I bought my first lot of chickens one started sneezing within days and despite using citricidal it never cleared up. She became snotty and just looked rather pathetic so after a month or so I had to take her to the vets for antibiotics. Two days later she was fine

 

The same thing happened with my next arrival of chickens, one was sneezing soon after arriving. This time I tried apple cider vinegar and she's gone from strength to strength. I've found it much more effective than citricidal.