19 week old hen snotty nose and bad breath HELP!!!

[Eggcessive]

It is good that she is eating and drinking.I would keep her nostrils cleaned and open. Did you get a chance to look inside her beak for any yellow, white, or gray material? Does she have any swelling around her eyes, bubbles or foam in either eye, or noisy breathing? Have you ever seen any respiratory sickness in your flock before?

 

[trottreacle]

It is good that she is eating and drinking.I would keep her nostrils cleaned and open. Did you get a chance to look inside her beak for any yellow, white, or gray material? Does she have any swelling around her eyes, bubbles or foam in either eye, or noisy breathing? Have you ever seen any respiratory sickness in your flock before?

Hi again, thanks for getting back to me. I clean her nostrils in the morning and evening, this morning they did seem clearer, she is still eating plenty and I've managed to get some poultry power down her next too. She is active, eating and drinking, also preening.

Now my only concern is when she is sitting peacefully and they sort of snuggle down to take a little nap, she seems to have to raise her neck slightly to take a breath, almost like it's a bit of a struggle for her to breath hunched up, she doesn't struggle when she is shooting about in the garden.

I do also wonder if she is a little depressed being the baby and bottom of the pecking order, luckily she is tame so I can protect her when offering food.

I'm trying not to over handle her because it seems stressful for her and yesterday her crop didn't have much in it. She is eating but I wonder if she's not getting enough because the others are being a bit mean. Going to pop out lots of little bowls of food so she has some options.

What do you think? Her breath does definitely seem less stinky

 

[Eggcessive]

I’m glad her breath smells better. Do you have her in a dog crate with food and water when you are not around? She needs to be able to be near them to remain part of the pecking order, but protected from getting hurt. While some pecking is normal to let everyone know their place, she needs to be there so that she can learn how to get out of their way. Placing her with them while supervised and where you can try to distract them. Being with them, she won’t be lonely. Take her aside at least once a day in the afternoon, perhaps when you give the whole flock a treat, and give her her own to make sure her crop has food when she goes to sleep.