Sneezing bantam

[kellysalmon]

I picked up a new dutch bantam middle of last week from a recommended breeder and the day after I got her she started to sneeze she has never been In contact with my other birds and aside from sneezing and a bit of a runny nose she is good eating and drinking well bright I rang the breeder and she said it is problerly the change in conditions that has given her the sniffles hers are all kept in barns mine are outside she said to give her some garlic and poultry drink and some vitamins and she will be fine she doesn't think she needs tylan do you think this is ok and is there anything else I can do my nearest poultry vet is 20 miles away and the car is off the road since yesterday the exhaust went bang so I have no way of being able to take her to them

 

[Marigold]

Hi Kelly,
You did the right thing in isolating her from your other birds, as it is very common for apparently healthy birds to show signs of illness as a result of the stress and environmental changes of moving home. So long as she is bright and eating and drinking, and with the transport problems that you have at the moment, I think you have no alternative but to keep an eye on her and see how she gets on. It was sensible to talk to the breeder about her at this stage, so if she does get worse, you will have some backup there. So long as her eyes are not runny or leaking pus, and her droppings are normal, there is probably no urgency for the vet at this stage- see how she goes before the weekend approaches. If you just have a single pullet in isolation from your flock, the next problem, of course, will be how and when to try to integrate her with the flock - this is always more difficult with just one bird.

 

[kellysalmon]

She will only be going in with one other I keep my bantams away form my large fowl

 

[BabyBantam]

One of my girls spent a few days sneezing when she was at the worst of her moult. No mucus and everything else normal and bright, so kept her dosed with tonic, treaties and kept her quiet. She's stopped sneezing now, so as long as you keep an eye on symptoms, she may perk up in a couple of days.
Good idea to gently put your ear to her back when she's settling in for the night and calm, just to listen to her breath. Any gurgle or wet noise, she would need a vet.