Gaping

[Ammelid]

Hello my creamleg bar actually did this the other day, was walking weird and laid an egg yolk and some white stuff. After that 2 days laemter has been like gasping for air or gaping. Idk if it’s gapeworms or an infection or something else. Any help ?

 

[CCsGarden]

I'm sorry I don't know what could be going on! Hopefully someone can help you soon!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hello my creamleg bar actually did this the other day, was walking weird and laid an egg yolk and some white stuff. After that 2 days laemter has been like gasping for air or gaping. Idk if it’s gapeworms or an infection or something else. Any help ?

She may be having problems expelling more egg material.

I'd start giving her Extra Calcium asap. 1 now, then once daily for 5-7days.
You can find Calcium Citrate with D3 in the vitamin aisle of stores like Walmart, CVS, etc. Give 1 tablet daily, just pull down on her wattles, pop the tablet into the beak and let her swallow.

 

[Ammelid]

She may be having problems expelling more egg material.

I'd start giving her Extra Calcium asap. 1 now, then once daily for 5-7days.
You can find Calcium Citrate with D3 in the vitamin aisle of stores like Walmart, CVS, etc. Give 1 tablet daily, just pull down on her wattles, pop the tablet into the beak and let her swallow.

Thank you , and having less calcium do chickens gape ?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hello my creamleg bar actually did this the other day, was walking weird and laid an egg yolk and some white stuff. After that 2 days laemter has been like gasping for air or gaping. Idk if it’s gapeworms or an infection or something else. Any help ?

Not necessarily but having production or reproductive difficulties, a membrane hanging out of the vent, etc. can cause some gaping/open beak breathing (distress) (illness).

If you have a video of her, upload to YouTube and provide a link.

Thank you , and having less calcium do chickens gape ?

 

[Ammelid]

Not necessarily but having production or reproductive difficulties, a membrane hanging out of the vent, etc. can cause some gaping/open beak breathing (distress) (illness).

If you have a video of her, upload to YouTube and provide a link.

Cream leg bar I replied back thanks alot

 

[Ammelid]

Ok so I took her to the vet she said no gapeworms, everything sounds fine like her lungs etc. She said she might have laid a soft egg because she is just starting to lay and needs calcium. So I’d say like a month later she gapes here and there but now I see it often. She also laid another soft shell. I give her calcium and oyster shells. She was lethargic yesterday and gaped today.Cream legbar link

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She's adjusting her crop.

Do you provide Grit (Crushed Granite) for your hens?

Check her crop to make sure it's emptying overnight, if it's not, then begin to address that symptom according to the article linked below.

If she's laying soft shelled eggs, give her the Calcium Citrate+D3 once daily for a week. See that she's eating a nutritionally balanced poultry feed.

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

 

[Ammelid]

She's adjusting her crop.

Do you provide Grit (Crushed Granite) for your hens?

Check her crop to make sure it's emptying overnight, if it's not, then begin to address that symptom according to the article linked below.

If she's laying soft shelled eggs, give her the Calcium Citrate+D3 once daily for a week. See that she's eating a nutritionally balanced poultry feed.

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

Thank you so much I’ll look into it, and yes I mix the oyster shell and grits together. I once saw there crop full and skip a day of food and gave them straight grits . It settled down after that. But I’ll check at night thank you