Chicken making a weird noise every time she breathes?

[Kristee]

Hi! I'm not new to chickens, but I'm new to this behavior! My Wyandotte, Wendy, is making this odd sound, constantly, as she breathes. I can't tell if it's physical pain from some trauma or maybe sickness? It just started a few hours ago. I see no visible injuries, nor do I feel anything wrong. She seems to be eating and drinking. Her eyes and nostrils are clear and I haven't seen abnormal poo. She's about 5 months old, and honestly I'm not entirely sure if she's laying yet. Her other flock mates seem to be doing fine, so I separated her just in case. I have a roo but he never seems to be very rough with his girls so I don't think it was him. They have plenty of shade and water in their run. Also she's vaccinated against Marek's. I'm stumped and also very, very concerned.

The link is the video of the noise, I hope this is okay, because for some reason it won't let me insert it as a normal video.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CSA2jWIAMRe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

I can't get her to a vet right now, so any advice from someone who may have experienced similar would be very greatly appreciated!

 

[coach723]

Sounds like stridor, a partial obstruction of the airway. It's often a bit of feed that gets stuck in there and it will often resolve on it's own. If it persists then it could indicate a respiratory infection. I've had birds do it when they get overheated also, it stops when they cool off. She looks good in the video, so hopefully just a bit of something stuck. Hopefully she's doing better today.

 

[Kristee]

Sounds like stridor, a partial obstruction of the airway. It's often a bit of feed that gets stuck in there and it will often resolve on it's own. If it persists then it could indicate a respiratory infection. I've had birds do it when they get overheated also, it stops when they cool off. She looks good in the video, so hopefully just a bit of something stuck. Hopefully she's doing better today.

Thank you very much for your reply and well-wishes, I stayed with her for a bit this morning and I think you were right, since it did resolve shortly after. Noises stopped and she's perfectly normal again.