thecarmiearmy
Songster
Hi all. Recently my Lavender Orpington started sounding a little off. No sneezing, wheezing, runny nose, or visible wounds. Acting completely normal; active, excited for food and water. She has been fluffing her head a little often. Below I'll post a picture and the links of the two videos I have of her sounding "normal" and "abnormal".
Normal; start at 0:35. Not a whole lot to hear, but enough for comparing.
Abnormal; whole video.
Now after watching those, doesn't she sound a bit different? I'm a little worried. I'm keeping an eye on her as I type this.
1) Lavender Orpington , 1 year. Idk her weight but she feels average for an Orp.
2) Totally normal behavior.
3) She's been making hoarse sounds a little over a week now, I think.
4) None of my other birds are exhibiting the same symptoms.
5) No bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
6) I'm really not sure what could've caused this. We got 2 chicks recently and they're quarantined. BUT they have explored inside the girls coop... The chicks thankfully don't seem sick. But I can't remember if my hen was making those hoarse sounds before or after the chicks got here.
7) Eating her regular Layena layer pellets, water, treats: banana and some kind of bird seed mix (no bad reactions to it.)
8) Poop is normal.
9) No treatment administered so far. Keeping an eye on her for strange behavior. Plan on checking her throat today for gape worm(?).
10 ) As far as treatment, I'd like to fix this myself. This doesn't seem like anything too drastic (as far as I know) that would call for a vet visit. Maybe something I can cure at home if all I need to do is buy chicken medicine (like those antibiotics.) So far this is not an emergency where I need a vet.
11) Videos and photo are provided above.
12) The coop houses 3 chickens and was cleaned out recently (all bedding changed and poop thrown out.) Bedding is a type of wood shaving, I think. "Red With The Best" is the brand.
Normal; start at 0:35. Not a whole lot to hear, but enough for comparing.
Abnormal; whole video.
Now after watching those, doesn't she sound a bit different? I'm a little worried. I'm keeping an eye on her as I type this.
1) Lavender Orpington , 1 year. Idk her weight but she feels average for an Orp.
2) Totally normal behavior.
3) She's been making hoarse sounds a little over a week now, I think.
4) None of my other birds are exhibiting the same symptoms.
5) No bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
6) I'm really not sure what could've caused this. We got 2 chicks recently and they're quarantined. BUT they have explored inside the girls coop... The chicks thankfully don't seem sick. But I can't remember if my hen was making those hoarse sounds before or after the chicks got here.
7) Eating her regular Layena layer pellets, water, treats: banana and some kind of bird seed mix (no bad reactions to it.)
8) Poop is normal.
9) No treatment administered so far. Keeping an eye on her for strange behavior. Plan on checking her throat today for gape worm(?).
10 ) As far as treatment, I'd like to fix this myself. This doesn't seem like anything too drastic (as far as I know) that would call for a vet visit. Maybe something I can cure at home if all I need to do is buy chicken medicine (like those antibiotics.) So far this is not an emergency where I need a vet.
11) Videos and photo are provided above.
12) The coop houses 3 chickens and was cleaned out recently (all bedding changed and poop thrown out.) Bedding is a type of wood shaving, I think. "Red With The Best" is the brand.
I am SO happy! Baby totally stressed me out, but I got to learn a lot from this experience, so it really pays off in the long run. Thank you everyone who sent me kind messages and suggestions!
