Hen Making Hee Haw Sound

[kperki]

My hen started making a bee haw hoo haw sound today. I could tell also she wasn't feeling good as she let me pick her up and she usually doesn't. She is a 5 month old Easter Egger and has just started laying eggs.

I have two flocks that sleep in different areas but both free range wherever during the day. In the barn flock about a month ago there was a hen wheezing. A very differnt sound than this hen is making. I heard a slight rattle in a couple of the other barn hens. I treated both flocks with Tylan 50. The hen that was the worse had to be treated longer and has been symptom free I think at least a week. Everyone has been great. Today was hot. The girls have fresh water and lots of shade. At the afternoon snack time I heard punk in making the noise. I first thought she and another hen were exchanging words but then it continued. I picked her up and felt along her throat and neck to see if something was stuck as it reminded me of that noise. It didn't sound rattle or wheezy like the others had before. I checked her abdomen and vent and everything felt fine. When she was upside down she was not making the noise. I put her in the kennel in the garage. I gave her a dropper of olive oil incase something was stuck. I gave her 1ml of Tylan 50 orally just incase as I really do not know what to do. Any ideas or help would be appreciated. I hope I am explaining the sound enough so someone knows what I mean. I am not sure if I could include a video anywhere or not on the forums.

Thanks

 

[Eggcessive]

Does it sound like this chicken in the video?

If it does sound like that, that is known as stridor, and can be from a foreign object, mucus, or tissue partially blocking the airway or trachea. Sometimes if they cough, it will clear. In many cases it goes away after a few hours, but if it persists i would look into the throat with a flashlight for yellow or gray tissue, or for a large piece of food or foreign object. It can be common in a respiratory disease, or with wet fowl pox. You can compare it to a child having croup.

 

[kperki]

Yes that is it! And yes it stopped she is acting fine now! I never did see what it was.
Thank You!! I am so relieved!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Does it sound like this chicken in the video?

If it does sound like that, that is known as stridor, and can be from a foreign object, mucus, or tissue partially blocking the airway or trachea. Sometimes if they cough, it will clear. In many cases it goes away after a few hours, but if it persists i would look into the throat with a flashlight for yellow or gray tissue, or for a large piece of food or foreign object. It can be common in a respiratory disease, or with wet fowl pox. You can compare it to a child having croup.

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