Do chickens snore?

[SemiSweet2391]

My hen is snoring… or is she sick? I’ve not seen her do this before. What do you think?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My hen is snoring… or is she sick? I’ve not seen her do this before. What do you think?

She's not snoring.

I'd check her crop to make sure it's emptying overnight.
I do see a thread you made a while back of her where she's sneezing. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sneezing.1676368/

It may be that she has a respiratory illness, hard to know.

Since this seems to be chronic for her, if I didn't find another cause for the gasping (crop is emptying, no canker or lesions inside the beak), then I'd deworm her and consider giving her Tylosin to see if the symptoms improve.

You can find Safeguard Liquid Goat Dewormer (10%) at TSC or online. Dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once daily for 5days in a row.

Tylosin can be ordered online.
https://jedds.com/products/tylosin-powder?_pos=1&_sid=9d068963a&_ss=r

 

[SemiSweet2391]

She's not snoring.

I'd check her crop to make sure it's emptying overnight.
I do see a thread you made a while back of her where she's sneezing. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sneezing.1676368/

It may be that she has a respiratory illness, hard to know.

Since this seems to be chronic for her, if I didn't find another cause for the gasping (crop is emptying, no canker or lesions inside the beak), then I'd deworm her and consider giving her Tylosin to see if the symptoms improve.

You can find Safeguard Liquid Goat Dewormer (10%) at TSC or online. Dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once daily for 5days in a row.

Tylosin can be ordered online.
https://jedds.com/products/tylosin-powder?_pos=1&_sid=9d068963a&_ss=r

Thank you!! I will check her crop and get on this regimen for her.