Aspen Anderson
Chirping
My silkie chick of about 6 weeks has been sneezing and flicking her head a lot lately. I at first thought it was because she's molting and silkies do have a lot more...fluff than other chickens, but I'm getting a little worried and would rather be safe than sorry. She's not wheezing that I've noticed, but her sneezes are kinda wet and I've often got "splashed by chicken snot" (for lack of a better term) and her chirps seem a bit raspy (though I originally thought that was because of her aging). I've also noticed she tends to sneeze a lot more often while inside than outside, and especially more often when I hold her than when she's just wandering around on her own. (Can chickens be allergic to humans or is that just stupid?)
I've heard of such remedies like adding garlic to their food or vinegar to their water, but I'm not sure if that would help in my silkie's case. Does anyone know anything about this? I would like to see if I could take care of it myself, but if anyone thinks it's serious enough to take her to the vet, I'd be more than willing to do so!
Here's a picture of her, by the way. I don't know if it'd help, but here it is anyways:
I've heard of such remedies like adding garlic to their food or vinegar to their water, but I'm not sure if that would help in my silkie's case. Does anyone know anything about this? I would like to see if I could take care of it myself, but if anyone thinks it's serious enough to take her to the vet, I'd be more than willing to do so!
Here's a picture of her, by the way. I don't know if it'd help, but here it is anyways: