johnandkymberley Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Got home tonight and found one of our hens has water running from her eye onto her beak and down her wattle and she sneezed very loudly about 4-5 times in the space of 20-30 minutes. She's been sleeping outside for the last couple of weeks (it's quite chilly outside due to the lack of summer weather), when we were out there it was giving us goose pimples. Is this serious, could it be due to the fact that she's sleeping outside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 It could mean any one of a number of things. Keep an eye on her and if she seems ill, she ought to go to the vet. You could try some citricidal in her drinking water in the meantime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I agree, unlikely to be due to her sleeping outside, more likely a respiratory infection or even a foreign body in her eye. Try citricidal in the water and the vet if she doesn't improve/gets worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnandkymberley Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 Thanks for your replies, well after i posted the question she didnt do it again! Just me panicking again, i cant help myself i just love my girls so much, H2B think i am overcritical when i look at them e.g i watch them breathe and then think they have something wrong with them but i have never actually sat there and watched one breathe so im never totally sure they werent breathing like that in the first place! am i going mad....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 they're great at making us worry aren't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
