choking

  1. Landerb

    Polish hen choking, hiccuping or sneezing?

    Hello, all, My polish hen just started doing this weird thing— something between a sneeze and a hiccup? She seems to be having trouble breathing, but the behavior seems to be episodic. We just began mixing pellets into their food, so could she possibly have one stuck in her throat or something...
  2. veggieduckz

    Choking or illness?!

    please help! Our favorite girl was making strange gaping movements and sneezing so we brought her in to monitor her. The gaping seemed to get worse with stress but ceased when she was relaxed/eating/drinking and has finally culminated in this movement which has gone on for about 20 minutes...
  3. B

    Wild duckling food stuck in throat

    So I am hoping I don't find a dead duckling tomorrow morning. I was a bit late in feeding my 3 week old wild ducklings in our creek and they chugged it down too quickly. I am feeding game bird crumble dry because it seemed like wetting it made it more trouble to eat. One looked like it had food...
    • Bekah93
    • Thread
    • ate too fast choking duckling food
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. D

    Somebody please tell me the reason she died

    My baby quail got wet during the night and in the morning was very cold, couldn't stand and barely opened her eyes, but at least she was breathing... Before i go on, a day ago she was just as weak when i woke up, but not cold, her crop was pretty much empty and i somehow saved her after watching...
    • Daniel415
    • Thread
    • baby quail choking cold crop dead feed help sleeping water weak
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Quail
  5. jeffi

    Unexplained rooster death - murder mystery?

    Hi all, first post here, have been coming to this forum for years raising my flocks and always find the most helpful advice and info thank you. After finding my 7m/o Roo dead yesterday, this is the first time I’m just flat out perplexed and cannot get to the bottom of the problem. I hope you can...
  6. BarryTheBold

    Turkey Feeling Unwell, Choking/Unswallowed Food?

    I have a turkey hen, 2 yrs old, beloved pet. She ate some of her favorite treat, shredded broccoli and carrots slaw, and she eats it so fast! This morning she seemed to stop eating it quite suddenly, and hours later, after we returned from work, she is acting unwell. She had a small lump right...
  7. thenovicehen

    Tube feeding and mouth breathing

    Howdy, y’all. This is a little long, but bear with me because I need insight. Some background: I have a hen that had severe round worms and nearly died. She had stopped eating because she became so weak so my vet taught me how to tune feed her until she is strong enough to eat on her own...
  8. T

    Sour Crop Aspirated - What do I do?

    Hi everyone, My 4-5yr old Bantam hen, Cricket, has been poorly for a couple of weeks. She'd be lethargic and not interested in food, then a couple of hours later be back to normal. I went out to feed her flock yesterday, and she was barely moving, and kept coughing/sneezing. I put her straight...
  9. C

    1 year of great eggs

    We got 3 beautiful burnt orange/brown laying hens from a friend about a year ago and have been enjoying great eggs most of this year, and learning about their behaviour, they are actually really entertaining and now follow us around, even into the house if the door is open! They don't even...
  10. amynw

    Gapeworm????? New thread, HELP

    This is a new thread for a thread I posted with questions a few days ago. Im hoping more people see this with advice. Background: male goose started "squeaking" and had diarrhea. Next day, began shaking his head as if something was lodged in his throat. Friday Update: *****HELP****sound of...
  11. JamieMcClain

    Runner duck choking!!!!

    I have a runner duck. Approximately 3 months old who chokes a lot. Like lump in throat foams at the mouth almost every night. He usually seems to get it all out himself but tonight I had to help him. Is there anything I can do to prevent this?! He eats with the rest of his flock. They eat flock...
  12. Quacking ducks

    Ducklings choking!! What do I do?

    Hi I have a mama duck with five ducklings. I’m feeding them right now but all the ducklings got too much food and are choking. What should I do? Thank you.
  13. P

    Mucus buildup

    Hi, my gold laced orpington started laying two days ago. The problem started well before that but that’s just an age perspective. The last week or so she has been opening her mouth a lot like she’s chocking on something and trying to get it out. I’ve looked in her beak and there is nothing stuck...
  14. H

    Choking Hen! Help!

    Hi all, I just had a massive scare. My 1.5 year old Barred Plymouth Rock hen, Tilly, just started choking. I was bringing them in from their pen and I left her in the coop to go bring in two of her sisters. I come back and she has her beak wide open, trying to gasp. I pick her up and stick my...
  15. Mal_03

    Help! Day old chick choking!

    My chick just hatched almost 24 hours ago and I tried to make it drink water, now it looks like it's choking! It keeps swallowing, head up, shaking the head violently. What do I do?! Please help!?
  16. Esimpson

    Peachicks

    Hello! I’m Emily, I’m new to Peafowl and BYC but I have been searching everywhere for answers and haven’t had any luck. I bought 4 peachicks two days ago, they’re all really healthy. Whenever I go to feed them they act like they’re choking on the game bird crumble I’ve purchaced. I’ve been...
    • Esimpson
    • Thread
    • choking feeding peachicks
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Peafowl
  17. Clemmy

    REALLY BAD CHOKING WITH MY RIR! HELP!

    Here's the story: a few nights ago, I was running around with my rir in the yard, and she was eating some grass, and being chill. all of a sudden, she went limp, she couldn't stand up and her comb turned purple. she couldn't stand up at all. so me and my friend took her into my side shed to...
  18. CackleBabies

    Does anyone have experience with a hen choking on egg?

    My daughter discovered my year old (got her last March as a new chick) Silver Laced Wyandotte lying in the yard this afternoon. I thought she might have been hit by a car, but she wasn't near enough to the road to make it where she way laying. She had egg yolk coming out of her nostrils and...
  19. jonalisa

    Life threatening event and now yellow urates

    Hey all, I need some education here. Yesterday morning I noticed my 5 yr old Golden Comet, Charlotte was puffed up, standing aloof with eyes closed. I felt her crop and it seemed hard, but not big. I went in the house and got water and olive oil and 2 syringes. I gave her some water, then olive...
  20. Birb Mom

    Hen Jerking her Head Around Weirdly, Something Stuck in her Throat/Crop?

    I don't think this is an emergency, I am not sure what it is. Okay, so on and off one of my 6 month old easter egger hens has been showing weird behavior. She stops suddenly and reels her head back, often stepping backwards into things. It looks like she's trying to swallow? My mom and I have...
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