saliva

Hi there! I’ve noticed one of my chickens, whenever she drinks water, she coughs a bit back up along with a fair bit of saliva and also has a bit of dribble down her chin most days. She’s also smells a little stinky. (Probably weird but) I normally like the smell of my chickens, they remind me...

I came home today to see that one of my 5 day old chicks had goop coming out of her mouth. It was a fairly large pile and looked like goopy saliva. She's still eating and drinking, but she is peeping more than usual. What's wrong with her?

Hi all, today while I was free ranging my hens, I noticed my 19 month old Barred Rock chicken had her mouth open and was acting as though she were about to sneeze. She'd keep it open for a second, then forage for a second, lift her head up and open her beak, and repeat. Initially I thought she...

I have a 2.5 year EE hen who I often see spitting (often being multiple times a day, for as long as I've had her). It does not seem to be a problem, and I'm not worried...just curious. She is healthy and lookin' good. I sit out with the chickens and I only notice her spitting up because of her...

I've read through some threads regarding hens having trouble swallowing, gape worms, etc., but I'm still not certain what is going on with my 5-year old, healthy hen. A couple of weeks ago I noticed she had trouble swallowing but would still eat and consume food. It has, however, gotten...