Gape worm or not?

[bigbulljoe]

Hello guys, I've been keeping chickens for a long time. last week a chicken was lethargic, slow and not eating or drinking at all. I thought she would be dead by the morning, well she is still alive and she doesn't look like she is getting worse or better. at first i though she is gaping because of respiratory issues, no discharge, no sneezing , I've had chickens with respiratory infections and this is not it, regardless i started her on antibiotics but she is still not better and its been 4 days. I jumped to the gapeworm treatment and I gave her two doses of Fenbendazole but I'm afraid the tube i have is expired and too old so it might be ineffective. I did some research and said fenben and ivermectin don't interfere so I gave her today 1 dose of ivermectin as it is a 1 time dose and should be repeated later on in 2 weeks. Now i'm getting desperate , I'm hoping she will get better but until now she is still gaping and slowly very slowly wobbling her head right and left. you can hear her breath and sometimes even snort if i move her neck, she doesn't stick her neck out and she doesn't want to like she is staying tucked in. Sorry about the random thoughts here and there I'm just very confused at this time to what the heck is wrong with her. I looked down her throat , her trachea seems clear to me no obstruction to the entrance.

 

[casportpony]

Can you do a video of her?
How much does she weigh?
What antibiotics did you give her?
How much fenbendazole did you give her?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I've been keeping chickens for a long time. last week a chicken was lethargic, slow and not eating or drinking at all. I thought she would be dead by the morning, well she is still alive and she doesn't look like she is getting worse or better. at first i though she is gaping because of respiratory issues, no discharge, no sneezing

i started her on antibiotics but she is still not better and its been 4 days. I jumped to the gapeworm treatment and I gave her two doses of Fenbendazole

I'm hoping she will get better but until now she is still gaping and slowly very slowly wobbling her head right and left. you can hear her breath and sometimes even snort if i move her neck,

Welcome To BYC

Photos or video of her may be helpful.

How old is she?

Any lice/mites?

Have you checked her crop to make sure its emptying and looked inside the beak for any canker, mucous or obstruction?

Does she have any bloat or fluid in the abdomen?

There can be many conditions/causes of respiratory distress and/or gaping. Gapeworm can cause symptoms, but so can fluid in the abdomen, reproductive disorders, canker, crop issues, etc. so it would be good to investigate all of these to help narrow down what may be causing her symptoms.