Offshoreorca
Whale Whisperer
Hi All!
I have a hen who is very healthy, eating and drinking well. She's almost three years old and is a Cochinxbrown layer. I was just out in the pen to refill the water and noticed that she was making a distinct cawing sound with every breath, but acting and eating totally normally. Not raspy like a respiratory infection, but melodic like singing. None of the other birds are showing any symptoms of being ill.
Is this a case of something stuck in her throat? They have been in a covered run for the winter, so shouldn't have been in contact with any wild birds - I don't believe gape-worm should be an issue as I have never dealt with in in the flock and the birds wouldn't have had contact with the potential carriers of these worms for months.
She's on a diet of layer with the occasional treat like sunflower seeds.
Aside from monitoring her, are there any suggestions for what I should do? I'm hoping it clears up before this evening, but if she continues to show signs of some sort of obstruction, I will isolate and try more invasive measures of treatment.
I have a hen who is very healthy, eating and drinking well. She's almost three years old and is a Cochinxbrown layer. I was just out in the pen to refill the water and noticed that she was making a distinct cawing sound with every breath, but acting and eating totally normally. Not raspy like a respiratory infection, but melodic like singing. None of the other birds are showing any symptoms of being ill.
Is this a case of something stuck in her throat? They have been in a covered run for the winter, so shouldn't have been in contact with any wild birds - I don't believe gape-worm should be an issue as I have never dealt with in in the flock and the birds wouldn't have had contact with the potential carriers of these worms for months.
She's on a diet of layer with the occasional treat like sunflower seeds.
Aside from monitoring her, are there any suggestions for what I should do? I'm hoping it clears up before this evening, but if she continues to show signs of some sort of obstruction, I will isolate and try more invasive measures of treatment.
