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I was finally able to see the videos by clicking on the numbers instead of the red arrow. She seems very weak, and some of the noises may be normal, but in the one she is sneezing and gasping, and swallowing mucus that is coming down from her sinus cavity. I would be tempted to repeat the doxycycline at 40 mg daily for 5 more days. She could have a virus or even a fungal disease from mold, but the doxy could treat her for MG. Her beak is so long, that she might eat better with a trim. Getting another person to hold her wrapped in a towel and having the nail clippers right there, you could probably do it quickly so as not to stress her too bad. As weak as she is I am not sure that she will live very long. Sometimes we can find out what was wrong by having the state vet do a necropsy. I wish I could help more.
 
ttitan said:
I rescued this chicken from my son's flock after she had been pecked by the other birds. At first, she displayed symptoms of wry neck, like putting her beak down and walking backwards. She improved after I treated her with Vitamin E. Then it started to struggle breathing and continued to do so for more than a month. I treated her with Safeguard (fenbendazole) Equine dewormer 25gr paste 10% (100mg/g). I administered her two doses, each about the size of a pea, ten days apart. It did not make a difference. Then, I administered her 20mg of Doxycycline Hyclate once a day for 5 days. It did not help. I gave her a VetRx and supplements (electrolytes, probiotics, and acidifier). I have given her coconut oil and massaged her throat several times daily, but there has been no improvement. Her crop is empty in the morning, and after eating, I massage it until it becomes puffy and very soft. She still eats some, drinks lots of water, coughs, sneezes, and gasps for air. Nights are depressing. She sleeps in my garage, and I can hear her from the house, see videos. Her beak has become too long, which makes it hard for her to drink water. Because of her respiratory condition, I am hesitant to trim it because she will run out of air. Her feces appear to be normal. I am currently giving her Vitamin B complex. She only eats dry food (layer crumbles), she chokes on anything wet. I can constantly hear a noise when she breathes, and in addition, I hear a grinding noise when she eats. She's very lethargic, stays in the same spot for hours if I don't stimulate her to move. You can hear the noise associated with her breathing in some videos, particularly those at night. It almost sounds like a person with asthma. Could you share your thoughts, please? It's heartbreaking to witness her suffering like that. Thank you

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Don’t know if anyone else already mentioned this but I saw that beak as a condition of a deficiency in Gale Damerow chicken health book.it’s called parrot beak and is a manganese deficiency
 
ttitan said:
Thank you. She won't eat anything that is not dry. Yesterday, I gave her scrambled egg, she won't touch it. She only eats layer crumbles, not a veggie, nothing else.
I am not sure why you can't view the youtube video.
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Her beak looks like she probably has a hard time eating. Have you watched her eat, how does she do? Does her crop fill up?
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She has a hard time eating. At this moment, I don't know if I need to put more stress on her. She has hard time breathing, to trim her beak would add more to her respiratory issue, I am afraid she might die during beak trimming. It takes her a lot longer to eat and drink, and I assist her with these functions the best I can. As soon as her respiratory issue improves, I will immediately jump on the beak issue. Thank you very much for your comments.
 
Eggcessive said:
I was finally able to see the videos by clicking on the numbers instead of the red arrow. She seems very weak, and some of the noises may be normal, but in the one she is sneezing and gasping, and swallowing mucus that is coming down from her sinus cavity. I would be tempted to repeat the doxycycline at 40 mg daily for 5 more days. She could have a virus or even a fungal disease from mold, but the doxy could treat her for MG. Her beak is so long, that she might eat better with a trim. Getting another person to hold her wrapped in a towel and having the nail clippers right there, you could probably do it quickly so as not to stress her too bad. As weak as she is I am not sure that she will live very long. Sometimes we can find out what was wrong by having the state vet do a necropsy. I wish I could help more.
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Today she got her 3rd dose of Doxycycline Hyclate 40mg/day. Here is her at sleeping time. She still eats and drinks water, but I can hear like a grinding noise in her throat. She still sneezes loud, and sometimes I fear like she's just going to die. Is this what you expect at this stage of treatment? Please help me and her. Thank you.
 
She looks very bad. I’m sorry. I wouldn’t be surprised if you don’t lose her. What is your location? If she dies, can you try to get a necropsy on her to see what the problem was?
 

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