@Eggcessive, last night she had improved a lot. her beak was staying closed! breathing through her nostrils again. less gasping and wheezing. I saw her drink water. very good!
this morning she is sneezing more, but still has her beak closed and she’s still bright red and clear eyed. and she has...
I’ll try to check that. she is struggling to breathe with her mouth open though.
their feeders are inside their hardware cloth run, and they get out to forage in tractors where the water is enclosed, but no doubt there are birds nearby where they are foraging.
I really appreciate all your help. Nobody has been added since new chicks spring of 2024. I’ve been checking on the rest of the flock and nobody is sneezing, at least not yet. Very tough, this one is really struggling. It’s hard not knowing what to do.
Thank you. She is about 3 1/2 hatched spring 2022. I can’t see or pinpoint anything else. Her vent is clean, no abdomen enlargement. She lays eggs. I was able to look inside her beak and her throat is clear.
She had been acting normal all week, eating drinking scratching pecking all the usual...
thanks for your reply. this is how she looks in daylight which I thought she looks pretty good, of course the wheezing is terrible.
thank you for the dosage information I will give that a try. no they haven’t been wormed recently.
@Eggcessive I have an open but unused bottle of enrofloxacin from 2023 so it’s clearly old, from a vet from another chicken. would that be useful or is it too old and expired?
Hi, thank you. I can try to upload a video.
She is breathing with her beak open and you can hear it. Every few seconds she stretches her neck out and makes a rooster crowing sound while struggling for air I suppose that is wheezing. Her comb is still bright red.
None of the other hens are...
my hen has been sneezing on and off for a few days with NO other symptoms red comb and normal activity.
she is now wheezing sticking her neck out and “crowing” while gasping and beak open breathing loudly. what can I do for her??
Hi @azygous, thanks for responding. I’ve never wormed them.
She ate those two scrambled eggs ravenously yesterday but that was it for the day.
This morning checking on her I see and feel her crop is enormous, round and tight and feels full of air like a balloon. I expected it to be flat and...
Hi all, happy Thanksgiving.
My 2 1/2 year old barred rock has started showing signs in the last few days:
less activity
drinking a TON of water
empty/nearly empty crop
not eating much
standing puffed up
poop is mostly clear liquid
I’ve been able to give her yogurt with electrolytes and she...
I see no signs of Ameraucana at all it’s truly bizarre. I have two EE hens, one has the traditional muffs and beard, the other has none, but has that EE “look” in the face with kind of Welsummer feathering. they’re both from Ideal. this will be sooo interesting to see develop! thanks for your...
yeah this one is also from Mt Healthy, an all yellow day old chick, in a bin with other multicolored EEs! their genetics are so fascinating. guess we have to wait and see on this one! thanks for your thoughts!