The q tip test was so much fun to do, but was negative. I hope we were in the trachea not the esophagus. She is eating and drinking fine. We looked down her throat with a flashlight and didn't see anything. we were able to collect a stool sample, It appears to be mostly grass. I wish we had...
We live in central florida. It has been raining a lot. We don't have standing water, but there is a lot of moisture and it is very hot. The chickens do have a lot of shade to hide and rest in, if any of this makes a difference.
When we had a problem with our last chicken before she died we used zyfend-a dewormer according to the directions. That chicken was gasping terribly before, but then stopped. She died a few weeks later. We treated the whole flock.
Of course this chicken is the most skittish in the group, but...
I have a chicken that’s yawning/gasping. The neck looks much bigger than her sisters.i felt it and it just feels like extra skin, not fluidy. I’m worried as we found 1 of her sisters dead in the very secure coop a few weeks ago with no apparent injuries.
they are about 15-16 weeks old. They...