TheHunter Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Poor Ginger has been sneezing for 7 weeks now, we took her to the vets who gave here a course of anti-biotics but no change. We don't use hay only wood shavings. She eats Ok but isn't laying yet. Any ideas why she sneezes and has a snotty nose? Could she have missed an innoculation when younger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Are they dust extracted wood shavings? It could be as simple as a dust allergy, particularly if the antibiotics haven't sorted it. Commercial poultry are often vaccinated against some nasties, but most hobby/specialist breeders don't as they breed for resistence to disease. So lack of vaccination probably isn't the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vix_Chicks Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 My girls are the same Hunter. We've had them for a couple of months now.. and from the first few days we had them they've sneezed and you can see inside the eglu (on the walls) that they produce a clear liquid - not alot, but visable!! We've tried Citricidal, garlic in their food, but to no avail. They are happy in themselves... laying eggs, eating, running around the garden etc so I haven't been too worried (perhaps I should be?!!?) Mine live in a WIR that has a base of bark. I often wonder that when its warm and dry, it's the dust that gets up their nostrils from digging up the bark/soil. They don't seem to sneeze so much when they are free ranging on the grass!! Hope this helps * Spoke to the vet also, and she said that unless it's cloudy 'goop' they are sneezing, and if they appear off-colour then that's when I should bring them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
