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    Hen breathing noisily, wheezing, sneezing

    Ah, I can’t see any sign of canker in her throat or nose area. They do unfortunately have contact with wild birds but I’m trying to put a stop to it. House sparrows and songbirds manage to slip through the smallest cracks into our coop; I’m duct taping extra bird netting to any hole I can find.
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    Hen breathing noisily, wheezing, sneezing

    Update today: she was getting much better yesterday, and I was super hopeful! I could barely hear her breathing, and I was thinking that would be that. Unfortunately the odd breathing has started up again today, and it seems that she’s lost her voice. Shes gradually getting it back. She’s...
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    Hen breathing noisily, wheezing, sneezing

    Daily update: she is now doing a lot better! Today she still wheezes if she engages in physical activity, but she is no longer wheezing as her main form of breathing, and it is never with an open mouth. Her voice still cracks when she complains and she is sneezing quite a bit, but she is no...
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    Hen breathing noisily, wheezing, sneezing

    A friend confirmed for me that this avian vet does not take poultry, unfortunately. I found out I can still order antibiotics online, but I don’t think they’ll come quick enough. The best I can do at this point is hope she fights it off while giving her as much nutritious food and supplements as...
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    Hen breathing noisily, wheezing, sneezing

    Oh wow, I didn’t realize you could still buy bird antibiotics OTC! Thank you for the advice, I will give her wet cat food. She got better for a little bit in the middle of the day, but for whatever reason has started to decline again. Her actions are normal but she is wheezing and struggling...
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    Hen breathing noisily, wheezing, sneezing

    Thank you for replying. I looked in her throat and nose and didn’t see anything out of the ordinary. No signs of gapeworm so I suppose that rules that out. Unfortunately, it has gotten much worse. She’s now panting with her mouth open and has labored breathing. I now think it’s some kind of...
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    Hen breathing noisily, wheezing, sneezing

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Chestnut is a salmon faverolle who is about 10 months old. She is about 6-7 lbs, and does not feel significantly lighter or heavier than our other faverolles. 2) What is the behavior...
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    A Case of Subcutaneous Emphysema (please help!)

    Hello all. Dealing with some four day old salmon faverolles chicks that arrived yesterday—they were all in good health except this one, who was on deaths door when she arrived. At first I thought she was full of fluid, but as the day progressed I realized it was air—a lot of it! I used these...
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    Rapid weight loss and green, runny poop

    Hello! My 7 month old Cinnamon Queen is very sick and she's losing weight very rapidly. What's most worrying is that she's the largest out of all 9 of our flock, but as of right now weighs less than any of the others. She doesn't really act too differently- she seems more tired and hangs away...
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