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...and i also force fed water this morning. :/
Her crop could have been affected. I’m just not sure. She did have some rattling, but not consistent. Her crop was not full. I’m thinking the raccoon injured a lung and/or punctured something in that area that she couldn’t recover from. She died this afternoon. Heartbroken.I'm not so sure she's gasping for breath. I've had a few chickens in respiratory distress and they didn't do that. Instead, they "rattled" when they breathed.
Chickens do that movement when they have discomfort in their crop. Is her neck injury low enough where her crop could be affected? Is her crop full by any chance? Fluid buildup perhaps? It would feel like a water balloon.