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RE: WHEEZING CHOOKS

Posted 139 days ago

Try putting your chook problem to the forum on Backyard Poultry on the web.

RE: WHEEZING CHOOKS

Posted 84 days ago

There's a few books you can get on keeping chickens that explain different diseases and how to treat them. It sounds pretty serious if several have died, so perhaps it would be a good idea to take them to the vet, especially as it may potentially be transmitted to humans.

One possibility is Newcastle Disease: "The clinical signs of virulent Newcastle disease may start with depression, breathing difficulties and/or a drop in egg production, but they may develop other signs such as nervous tremors, paralysis and green or blood-stained diarrhoea. Birds may become unable to use their legs or wings or hold their head up straight. In some cases, birds can die so quickly that the clinical signs do not show up." http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/CART-6FQ8
PA?open

For
an overview of chook diseases, check out this website: www.dpi.vic.gov.au/DPI/nreninf.nsf/v/F7324D55BDFE4695CA
25741D0002990B/$file/Common_Diseases_of_Backyard_Poultr
y.pdf.

Good
luck!