I’ve had to keep my hen isolated from my other two hens because we weren’t sure if her respiratory issues were contagious or not. Apparently, she’s been bored in the house and has been pecking her own feathers… a lot. I thought she’s was just routine preening, but I’m seeing way too much skin...
So my chicken vet can’t figure it out … my 2 year old girl has no parasites, no infection, no discharge anywhere, she’s eating fine, preening, dirt bathing, everything normal. Except, she will periodically gasp and wheeze for a few minutes, then stop, and she hasn’t been laying, and she is...