chicken wheezing/ labored breathing

[applethechicken]

My chicken is wheezing/ having trouble breathing. Each breath she takes there's a sound, and now she extends out her neck and opens her mouth to breathe. I attached a video of her. She also sneezes every 5 to 10 minutes or so. She was fine all Friday, and suddenly was like this Saturday morning. I first thought it was stridor, but it's been 24 hours and she's gotten worse.

She is a fast eater, and Friday I switched part of her wet feed to dry feed, so I thought she may've inhaled some of that. But she is still breathing like this today.

She's not eating or drinking. I put vet rx under her wing, and some in her water, but she hasn't touched the water yet.
She is a little over 2 years old. The other chickens seem fine.

Stridor or respiratory infection? How should I treat her? I have antibiotics

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It does sound like Stridor.

Have you looked inside the beak for any obstruction, canker or food that may be stuck inside the beak?

 

[applethechicken]

It does sound like Stridor.

Have you looked inside the beak for any obstruction, canker or food that may be stuck inside the beak?

She wouldn't let me hold open her beak, but I tried to look as much as I can when she was breathing with her mouth open, and I didn't see any obstruction in her mouth.

She sneezes, but doesn't cough. She's pretty lethargic today and not eating, and also no discharge from eyes or nostrils. Is there any way I can help her cough it up?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She wouldn't let me hold open her beak, but I tried to look as much as I can when she was breathing with her mouth open, and I didn't see any obstruction in her mouth.

She sneezes, but doesn't cough. She's pretty lethargic today and not eating, and also no discharge from eyes or nostrils. Is there any way I can help her cough it up?

Is she doing any better?

I don't know of a way to make her cough if she does have some type of obstruction.
You'll have to try to look in the beak. Swaddle her gently in a towel to capture her wings, this will make it easier to handle her so you can take a look. Hopefully you have some help.

If she's not been drinking or eating, then she likely will become a bit more lethargic.

 

[GlicksChicks]

It might be good to try syringe feeding her some water and mushy food. Maybe some electrolytes to get her to perk up, maybe enough to eat.

I have had a rooster suddenly be like this. No discharge, swellingz or obstructions. Though he was not lethargic and he still ate and drank. I gave him VetRX and it didn't help him. Sadly, he passed away.

 

[applethechicken]

Is she doing any better?

I don't know of a way to make her cough if she does have some type of obstruction.
You'll have to try to look in the beak. Swaddle her gently in a towel to capture her wings, this will make it easier to handle her so you can take a look. Hopefully you have some help.

If she's not been drinking or eating, then she likely will become a bit more lethargic.

No, I don't see anything in her beak.
She got worse yesterday, and she's still having the labored breathing this morning. Could it be a respiratory infection?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

No, I don't see anything in her beak.
She got worse yesterday, and she's still having the labored breathing this morning. Could it be a respiratory infection?

Possible it's respiratory infection. You are in a warm climate, so you may want to treat for worms and infection.

Is she able to drink anything?

Tylosin would be good to give for respiratory infection.
Fenbendazole (Safeguard) or Albendazole (Valbazen) would be good to use for deworming.

To treat most worms that poultry can have except for Tapeworm use:
Safeguard dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in a row.
---OR---
Valbazen dose is 0.08ml per pound of weight given orally once, then repeated in 10 days.

 

[applethechicken]

Possible it's respiratory infection. You are in a warm climate, so you may want to treat for worms and infection.

Is she able to drink anything?

Tylosin would be good to give for respiratory infection.
Fenbendazole (Safeguard) or Albendazole (Valbazen) would be good to use for deworming.

To treat most worms that poultry can have except for Tapeworm use:
Safeguard dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in a row.
---OR---
Valbazen dose is 0.08ml per pound of weight given orally once, then repeated in 10 days.

I gave her the baytril that I had from day 2 that she was sick, and now 2 days later she is much better, and eating again. I also gave her valbazen yesterday. Thank you!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I gave her the baytril that I had from day 2 that she was sick, and now 2 days later she is much better, and eating again. I also gave her valbazen yesterday. Thank you!

Oh good!
I'm glad she's doing better.

 

[daxigait]

I gave her the baytril that I had from day 2 that she was sick, and now 2 days later she is much better, and eating again. I also gave her valbazen yesterday. Thank you!

what dosage did you give a Bay trail cuz I have a hand that's doing much the same thing