Green Nostrils / weirdly shaped hen

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One of my 5 year old Orpingtons has always had raspy (Darth Vader) breathing and I've always figured she had a deformity. I'll post a picture of her, but she's not a normal chicken...shape. Like no neck, all fluff, no tail feathers. Her two sisters from the same hatchery look normal but she has always looked like she's half broiler, honestly. She hasn't been laying for a while, at least since august 2025. She doesn't breathe with her mouth open. None of the other chickens breathe raspily like her. But yesterday I noticed she has green discharge from her nostrils. She behaves the same as she did before the green discharge. I'm thinking it could be chronic respiratory disease? Can other chickens get it from her? Is there anything I can do to minimize the symptoms?

There are 2 roosters and 16 hens in the same coop as her. We did just have a cold spell (-20 F) with high wind speed, so maybe she got chilled. I'll post pictures of her nostrils as soon as my phone is done charging.

Thank you so much if you reply to this!
 
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I found some blood on vent area and am going to bring her inside to monitor her.
Blood from someone pecking her or blood coming from her vent? What does her poop look like?

Chickens are attracted to blood so it's good you've separated her so she doesn't get picked on.

I don't see green goo in her nare from the picture. You could take a wet Q-tip and gently clean her nose and no, they don't like it. See what the matter looks like, soft, dry, etc. Could be it's just debris. If not, we'll need to solicit help from some experts for further advice.

Let us know how she is eating, drinking and pooping after some observation.
 

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