Favorite hen with a crackily breath

[Chickenchild33]

She’s been sick before, but she’s the Roo’s favorite hen.
I just found out I have ANOTHER Roo.
They tagteamed her so much she bled.
ATP, I may end up culling her because of her health. She’s scared and stressed.

Should I cull her?

Also, getting rid of the crooked beak Roo. He’s a jerk. His beak cuts up MY hens. They aren’t his they’re my girls

 

[Chickenchild33]

She also has a weirdly crooked crop, bald belly and back

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

They aren’t his they’re my girls

If you have a rooster, they’re his girls and pretending otherwise could lead to problems between you and him. But that’s neither here nor there…it sounds like she has more going on than overmating but that isn’t helping. How many hens do you have? What was her sickness before?

 

[Eggcessive]

Separate the hen in a wire crate with food and water, but keep it where the rest of the flock can see her. They are pecking her and pulling out her feathers.

 

[AshVau22]

Besides the sound in her breathing does she have any other upper respiratory symptoms? A full body picture would be helpful of her other areas of feather loss. Have you checked for mites or lice? Where does she stand in the pecking order? Hen to Roo ratio? Did you add chicks this year is that how you ended up with another Cockerel? I'd be pretty stressed and scared too if I was her.

 

[Chickenchild33]

If you have a rooster, they’re his girls and pretending otherwise could lead to problems between you and him. But that’s neither here nor there…it sounds like she has more going on than overmating but that isn’t helping. How many hens do you have? What was her sickness before?

I don’t like the rooster anyways, but I have 20 hens, and she had fowl pox

 

[Chickenchild33]

Besides the sound in her breathing does she have any other upper respiratory symptoms? A full body picture would be helpful of her other areas of feather loss. Have you checked for mites or lice? Where does she stand in the pecking order? Hen to Roo ratio? Did you add chicks this year is that how you ended up with another Cockerel? I'd be pretty stressed and scared too if I was her.

She doesn’t have mites or lice. And I can take some pictures of her tomorrow, we had around 12 new chicks, sold all the suspected Roosters, missed one, we were gonna keep the one with a crooked beak, but now we’re prolly gonna get rid of him bc he’s tearing the hens up. we got 20 hens.
She had wet fowl pox a while back, got better. And now the dark spots are back and she has mucus in her nose

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She’s been sick before, but she’s the Roo’s favorite hen.
I just found out I have ANOTHER Roo.
They tagteamed her so much she bled.
ATP, I may end up culling her because of her health. She’s scared and stressed.

Should I cull her?

Also, getting rid of the crooked beak Roo. He’s a jerk. His beak cuts up MY hens. They aren’t his they’re my girls

She also has a weirdly crooked crop, bald belly and back

She had wet fowl pox a while back, got better. And now the dark spots are back and she has mucus in her nose

I'd move the roosters and treat the hen.

She's scared and stressed due to being overmated and bullied by the roosters.

I don't see any Fowl Pox lesions on her, I do however see dried blood and scabs from pecking/mating and being beaten up a bit.
The mucous may be from some blood inside the beak.

You mention she has a crooked crop...do you mean Comb? The comb has damage from mating. It's not that uncommon for hens with a larger comb to have a flopped over comb.

If you mean her actual crop, the food pouch, then you'll want to address that. Check the crop first thing in the morning to see if it's emptying, if it's not, then treat according to the article linked below.
She may be trying to eat/drink in a hurry and this is causing some crop issues, if the crop is not functioning well, some gurgling can occur along with mucous. Stressed birds can have issues with their system not functioning well, reduce stress and see how she does.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[Chickenchild33]

I'd move the roosters and treat the hen.

She's scared and stressed due to being overmated and bullied by the roosters.

I don't see any Fowl Pox lesions on her, I do however see dried blood and scabs from pecking/mating and being beaten up a bit.
The mucous may be from some blood inside the beak.

You mention she has a crooked crop...do you mean Comb? The comb has damage from mating. It's not that uncommon for hens with a larger comb to have a flopped over comb.

If you mean her actual crop, the food pouch, then you'll want to address that. Check the crop first thing in the morning to see if it's emptying, if it's not, then treat according to the article linked below.
She may be trying to eat/drink in a hurry and this is causing some crop issues, if the crop is not functioning well, some gurgling can occur along with mucous. Stressed birds can have issues with their system not functioning well, reduce stress and see how she does.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

Her crop felt full of balls, like beeds. It was really heavy. Also, I moved her into a crate with bedding food and water, which she immediately drank water. The Roo was keeping the water from her.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Her crop felt full of balls, like beeds. It was really heavy. Also, I moved her into a crate with bedding food and water, which she immediately drank water. The Roo was keeping the water from her.

I'm glad you were able to separate her and she's eating/drinking.

Re-check her crop first thing in the morning before she's had anything to eat/drink overnight. If the crop has not reduced, then I'd start with giving her 1teaspoon coconut oil twice a day. Give the crop a massage after giving the coconut oil. See if this helps it go down in the next day or two, if not, let us know.

As for the rooster keeping her from water, that is not a good sign of a keeper. Take time to observe the rooster's behavior with the other hens. A rooster should be interested in his hens eating/drinking and finding a comfortable place to nest and roost, not keeping them from water/food.