8 week barred rock holding her mouth open

[henipeni]

My chick seems to have a problem as her mouth is open and she is closing her eyes. We don't know if she has something stuck in her throat. Anyone able to help?

 

[sheila3935]

check the temp in your brooder she may be too hot. They will hold their mouth open and pant just like a dog if they are too hot.

 

[BookWorm243]

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2x!!

 

[Dingleberry]

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2x!!

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[Celtic Chick]

8 weeks old? Do you still have a heat bulb on them? They don't need it, except maybe if it gets cold at night where you are. Depending also on where you are housing them.
Make sure she is drinking her water.

 

[henipeni]

thank you all for your messages. she is still alive but not breathing too well. We are keeping her cool and in the house . We took them out in the Aframe run on the side of the house last week and put their brooder box in the regular hen house yesterday from the spot in our house. All I can think is she may have picked up a respiratory issue with this change. It doesn't look too promising for her. I have her in a box in the house right now keeping her out of drafts. She is holding her own. I use a dropper to feed her water very lightly. She will sputter when I give her water.