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Title: Chickens wheeze when excited
Post by: Guest on September 17, 2007, 02:56:08 PM

I\'ve had this in 2 different strains of Ameraucanas now...they have this asthma like wheeze when excited...
i.e. like when you chase them around to catch one.
Otherwise they don\'t wheeze.
None have any visible upper respiratory symptoms.
Does anybody know what this might be?
Thanks.

Title: Chickens wheeze when excited
Post by: Jean on September 17, 2007, 11:35:28 PM

Vicky,

My roosters do this also.  I had them swabbed this spring for virus and there was nothing in the cultures.  They were clean!

I am led to believe it is just an ameraucana thing.  If anyone else out there might have an explanation for this please reply.

Jean

Title: Chickens wheeze when excited
Post by: Guest on September 20, 2007, 11:12:16 PM

None of my ameraucanas wheeze, however my white leghorns wheeze so bad when they are excited that I fear one may pass away someday when I try to catch it!

Mark

Title: Chickens wheeze when excited
Post by: Guest on October 01, 2007, 05:16:47 PM

Jean & Mark, thank  you for your replies.
So do you suppose this is some type of asthma?

Title: Chickens wheeze when excited
Post by: HarryS on October 01, 2007, 07:32:04 PM

Have you ever thought of treating them with ivermetin.  Sounds like the same symptoms as airsac mites in cage birds.

Title: Chickens wheeze when excited
Post by: Jean on October 02, 2007, 11:48:55 AM

My birds get ivermectin twice a year for worming.

Jean

Title: Chickens wheeze when excited
Post by: Anne Foley on October 02, 2007, 02:13:00 PM

I believe it is the shape of the nasal passage.  If someone knows a cosmetic surgeon who works on noses or an otolaryngologist, it would make for some really interesting conversation.