Is it mycroplasma?

[Scarlet]

It could just be the sniffles and feeling low through lack of blood
Have a google and look at the other symtoms before getting too worried - I had it once in an old bird I took in - thankfully he was in incubation before I let him loose with some girls - the eyes were more obvious than sneezing, look for bubbly, swollen or sagging eyelids

[Glutton4...]

I had two with the bubbly eyes, sneezing and rasping breath, last year. Called the Vet and booked them in, checked later and there were four of them with the symptoms. Took all four in and they had a very thorough examination, and a jab, and I was told to isolate them from the flock, and discard the eggs for four weeks!

They all recovered fine, with no symptoms after about two days - such a waste of eggs though!

[RichmondHens]

Petal - It's worth getting some Tylan in anyway - always a handy store cupboard item. You can dose up at the first sign of respiratory problems and nip stuff in the bud before it spreads around.

Suzy B - That dealer should not be selling sick birds. Unfortunately you were not to know and have paid the price. I wonder how many others he/she has sold on to, and therefore passed on the disease. This is exactly how the bugs spread about in the first place.

It's worth remembering that myco often appears when the bird is stressed about something else - new chickens, bad weather, or another (as yet) undetected health problem. Myco stays in the system and pops up when the bird is "low" - being bullied, parasite burden etc. Not all sneezes and sniffles are Myco though. It might just be a bog standard cold, which will clear up in a couple of days. Myco doesn't, and is usually accompanied by "rattly" breathing so you will soon know the difference. If in doubt, isolate the affected bird until you are sure what you are dealing with.

[Scarlet]

I culled mine - I only had him for a few weeks and it can come back

[Scarlet]

My typo skills leave a lot to be desired!! RH I'm sure you typed that in 2 seconds...

[RichmondHens]

Culling is an answer, but quite a drastic one! There's also no guarantee that the next lot of hens you buy will be any healthier, so you could end up culling flock after flock.

[RichmondHens]

My typo skills leave a lot to be desired!! RH I'm sure you typed that in 2 seconds...

Nah - I think you and G4 both got in posts while I was doing that one.

[Scarlet]

Obviously if its throughout the flock culling is not a solution. I didn't want to risk it with one...

[Scarlet]

Nah - I think you and G4 both got in posts while I was doing that one.

No - my glass of wine is def slowing me up!!