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I'm thinking about starting doxycycline, but it's hard for me to be sure without knowing what exactly she's dealing with.

She doesn't have any of those symptoms except for the gasping. She's eating and drinking normally, but has less energy than usual. None of our other chickens are experiencing any symptoms like she is

It's been about 24 hours and she's still wheezing, it has neither gotten better nor worsened. I don't think she has food stuck. There are few vets in our area that treat nor diagnose chickens. Do you have advice on eliminating/deciding possibilities like gapeworm, respiratory illnesses...

It's around 50 degrees F. She has plenty of water

Hello, my bird suddenly started wheezing and making strange sounds. I am not sure if she has a bit of food stuck or a respiratory infection. She does not have any mucus. Please help!

Okay! Thank you again

She doesn't lay eggs anymore, so I don't know if that changes anything. I'll try to find some resources for vitamins, thank you!

She has general laying hen feed, plus occasional treats and grass. She has access to the feed at all times, but only the grass when we let them out of the run (lots of hawks and coyotes) I have not, what would be the best way to go about doing that?

Hi I have a sweet australorp hen who is almost 3 years old. She hasn't laid since her first molt. Around this time, we noticed she was sitting around quite a lot. It didn't seem to be a big problem, but we took her to the vet anyway. The vet said that she seemed fine, but that she noticed the...