Advice please for chicken 'cough'

[daisychook]

Hello, by now you must all think I am a hopeless chook keeper, but honest we have just had a run of bad luck, and despite the ailments four out of five are now fine!

One of our newest chicks, a White Sussex, always seems to have a bit of a cough - has been like it since we got her (the other chick that we bought at the same time from the same breeder and I think they were kept together had cocidiossis but with medication got over it) The White Sussex has shown no signs of other illness other than the odd bubble from her nose, and that has only happened twice in three weeks. However yesterday and today when you go to pick her up its a 'strangled squark' or sort of cough, like she is trying to clear her throat. This is now getting worse (it has been a gradual thing). Other than this she is bright as a button, eats my vegetable patch, poos for Britain (like the others!!) all healthy ones! Flaps, runs, jumps around and seems perfectly healthy.

Any ideas please??? We worm with Vermex and did that about 2 weeks ago. So I dont think it can be worms, which is the only other thing I can think of.

[kirsty b]

Check out the 'can chickens have Tourettes?' thread. Might find some helpful info on that one. Someone had what sound like a similar prob with one of her girls not so long ago

Kirsty

[yoanbob]

if its not that, i would go to the vets, chooks dont normally show signs of illness unless they are really really poorly, so unless the stuff about clearing the crop on do chooks get tourettes ring a bell i would get her cheaked, its the syptoms getting worse and nose bubbles that worries me.

[daisychook]

Thanks both, I did scan for that thread you have mentioned but couldnt find or remember exactly what it was other than chicken swearing!!

The post was obviously far more articulate than I !!!!

Shall look now...............

Today she is still a bit fluid clear mucus, still coughing a bit but absolutely running around with the others like a nutter,

[daisychook]

Well checked that thread, and nothing else came to light. Am seeing how she is (still like a robbers dog (or chook!) running around, squeaking, demanding the rain should stop etc etc.)

If anyone else has any ideas, much appreciated.

She had some bio yoghurt this morning along with a pinch of poultry spice, so will see what comes of that too!!!