Post by jenwren on May 23, 2022 22:22:46 GMT -5
About a month ago, I bought an assortment of 25 chicks from various breeds from the feed store. Of that batch, there were 4 initially unsexed cornish rock crosses, and by 5 weeks old, I can pick out that 2 are females and 1 is a male (I'm on the fence with one of them since his/her comb is still small but is ever so slightly more red than the other pullets). Anyways, one of the cornish rock pullet chicks has been sneezing incessantly since the day I got her. I didn't notice it at the feedstore, but I noticed it after bringing her home. Other than the sneezing, she was still very active and curious, so I didn't think it was a problem. All of the other chicks didn't sneeze and were active too. 4 weeks later and all of the chicks are healthy, growing like weeds, and seem in good spirit, including the sneezing cornish rock.
Has anyone else had one chick that sneezed incessantly, though everything else seemed fine? She is a big girl since she's a cornish cross, so perhaps it's her breeding that causes this? Even though she seems healthy enough, she'll probably be my first one in the freezer since I'd feel bad passing along that sneezing gene.
I think it's a genetic issue with her respiratory system, but I can't find much reading on it since it doesn't seem to be a contagious sickness or my whole flock would be sneezing. No one is sickly after this whole month. I use large flake shavings for bedding, so not too much dust. They live in a big converted horse stall with a tall ceiling, so plenty of fresh air (but little to no draft). I feed a 21% protein blend with no soy nor corn from a shop on Etsy (that costs me a pretty penny...) The food isn't dusty, but has whole grains, legumes, etc.
What do you all think?
Has anyone else had one chick that sneezed incessantly, though everything else seemed fine? She is a big girl since she's a cornish cross, so perhaps it's her breeding that causes this? Even though she seems healthy enough, she'll probably be my first one in the freezer since I'd feel bad passing along that sneezing gene.
I think it's a genetic issue with her respiratory system, but I can't find much reading on it since it doesn't seem to be a contagious sickness or my whole flock would be sneezing. No one is sickly after this whole month. I use large flake shavings for bedding, so not too much dust. They live in a big converted horse stall with a tall ceiling, so plenty of fresh air (but little to no draft). I feed a 21% protein blend with no soy nor corn from a shop on Etsy (that costs me a pretty penny...) The food isn't dusty, but has whole grains, legumes, etc.
What do you all think?