Chicken sticking neck out and opening mouth wide

[Chicken Goddess]

Do you know if it would be they lung worm or that my chicken just has a bit of fuzz down her throat?

 

[frostbite]

Some of my chicks did the gagging thing, every now and then, but there was never any sneezing or discharge, so I pretty much ignored it, and they all seem to have turned out all right, laying eggs in spite of zero temps outside, acting happy as chickens.

 

[CityCraft]

My smallest chick did this today, right before settling down to take a nap. But she's eating, drinking, and very calm, so I think this is just a throat-clearing behavior. I checked on her several times after observing this and she was totally fine, napping away.

 

[bigbird]

I am having the same problem with a two day old turkey. I rescued it from the local feed store yesterday. It was separated from the nine others due to being picked on. They told me it would probably die.
I am giving it electrolytes and corn meal, baby rice pablum, chick starter, basically what ever I can get it to eat. I notice that when it goes to get a drink, it is doing exactly what you described above.
Is yours ok and what did you end up doing? Thanks for your help.

 

[ten chicks]

I am having the same problem with a two day old turkey. I rescued it from the local feed store yesterday. It was separated from the nine others due to being picked on. They told me it would probably die.
I am giving it electrolytes and corn meal, baby rice pablum, chick starter, basically what ever I can get it to eat. I notice that when it goes to get a drink, it is doing exactly what you described above.
Is yours ok and what did you end up doing? Thanks for your help.

Does your turkey baby have grit?

 

[Chicken Goddess]

they are two problems to the 'sticking neck out with mouth open' problem.
One is that the chicken has fuzz down their throat, chickens tend to do alot of preening.
The other one is that they have the respiratory worm that suffocates them. to cure this you need worming soloution for them. In australia, they have one for poultry, pigeons and pigs. You can get worming soloution at the fodder or pet shop or sometimes at the vet

 

[bigbird]

Thank you for all suggestions! She seems to be ok

 

[JennyRed]

 

[LRChickens]

I had a blue laced red wyandotte, about 6 mos. old. She seemed normal, and looked/acted healthy until late last night--right before roost time, she stretched her neck and opened her mouth wide in distress. She did this over and over. It was not a yawn. She was making no noise. Didn't appear to be a sneeze, and no runny eyes, etc. When I checked in on her in the morning, she was dead. The breeder thought it might have been a type of parasite. I don't know, but the rest of my flock seems fine. I am worming them all tomorrow, as a preventative.

The only thing different for my hen, Gia, was that earlier in the day, neighbor dogs began sniffing around the coop and scratching at the door. I thought it could have been stress, but it sure didn't seem to be problematic during the day, after I chased the dogs away.

I'm so sad. She was a beautiful hen--getting ready to lay...

 

[gratzalk]

I have a pullet about 3 months old and she seems to be doing the "yawn" thing and I'm not sure why. It's winter time and I wouldn't think there are worms or larvae to get the gapeworm or anything like that. Does anyone have any other idea why she may be doing this. She sticks with her other 4 pullets who have been with 2-3 year olds in the coop too, but they've been together for quite a while. She runs and hides from the older ones a lot more than the other 4 young-ins, but when they're up on the perch, I see her "yawning" if you will. Not sure if I should worry or look for/do anything else. Any suggestions?