Wow, thank you so much for all your help. We are in the Boston area and our hens all come from a farm in Vermont. And our little ladies are pets first with eggs as an added bonus! We don't sell anything:-) We very much appreciate all this wonderful information! Thanks again!!
Thank you for the advice! So if her crop is empty, that's a good thing? What exactly would that rule out? There's no mucous that I'm seeing. I've been trying to examine her nostrils but they're so tiny it's hard to tell if there is a blockage. The coop is quite large with lots of windows as well...
We have a new hen about 4 months old. I've noticed recently that she has been sneezing a bit (or what sounds like sneezing). Also, when she is roosting and sleeping, she will open her beak to breath every few breaths (seems like a gasp sometimes). Other observations; she is eating great...