Chicken with restricted throat/airway

[S-t-o-n-e]

It’s not a respitort ailment, and putting oil or water in her mouth won’t help because it’ll go down her esophagus or if it does go down her trachea it will collect in her lungs and she will die

 

[Eggcessive]

I would not turn her upside down and pat her back. That could cause her to throw up crop contents and choke on that. Do not give oil either since if they trow that up it may cause lipid pneumonia if they choke on it. That might be why she is worse, but hard to know. Sorry that she is still having problems, but I would leave her alone and try to give some fluids. Chickens with sneezing and coughting from a virus can be sick for a month sometimes.

 

[S-t-o-n-e]

I separated her from the rest of the flock with food, water, and shade, I just need to decide wether to leave her in hopes she can resolve this on her own, or should I cull her to spare her a terrible death.

 

[Eggcessive]

Is she still eating and drinking enough? If she gets too excited being separated, I would let her be with the others.

 

[S-t-o-n-e]

I have good news, she survived, I decided leaving her alone was the best thing to do and I did, and halfway into her 4th day of this she is ok, we had to take her down from the roost and she is very very quiet and seems out of it, but she is walking around sunbathing, and eating with the other chickens. Our rooster is even hitting on her.

 

[Eggcessive]

Glad to hear. Don’t be surprised if you hear another bird sneezing if she has a respiratory virus. There is not a whole lot that can be done, other than to leave them alone and give them good air circulation, and food/water. Some chickens with respiratory viruses may need extra warmth for a time if they are chilling.

 

[RcoM]

My chicken is having the same symptoms. She looks to be struggling to breathe. I don’t know why. I tried all you tried! I am going to leave her. I can’t see what else to do anyway. She has food and water. She was on the nest until this happened... I wondered if she ate but got too relaxed for it to go down? And yet seems to be the airway due to gasping beak open and occasional strange squawk to dislodge?. She is my only chicken now and I hope she survives. She has a floppy tail and wattle now. It started early morning. Can being broody cause an issue like this? Or does it make them more suspectible to viruses or impacted crop? It’s been rainy warm weather here (summer in Oz). No other chickens around either.