Hen Opening Beak Weirdly

[HenGirl805]

I have a hen named Speckles. Yesterday I posted about her airy sounding cluck but it went away. Today she is just opening her beak randomly. She is eating and drinking. Her clucks sound normal, and I really haven't noticed some sort of physical issue. Does this sound bad to you?

 

[HenGirl805]

This is her... she was eating and then she started doing this again. She wasn't making any noise... should I be concerned????

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

Sorry you are having trouble. It definitely sounds NOT good.

Only ideas I might have would be gape worm or sinus being swollen causing her to breath through her mouth more often.

Wish I could be more help. Good luck!

 

[HenGirl805]

Do you know how to help?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Are you able to look inside her beak, like towards her throat? Or swab it?

Gape worm isn't that common, but anything is possible. Here is just 1 link...
https://poultrykeeper.com/respiratory-problems/gapeworm/

My best guess might be something respiratory. But I have zero experience with either. So I'm just using deductive reasoning with what little I do know.

Also, these things go by fast on the home page.. so consider giving it a bump now and then if you still need more answers.

 

[Eggcessive]

I replied on your other thread posted today, and I would also recommend looking inside her beak for a piece of food or foreign body, as well as feeling the crop for possible impaction or sour crop. Mold or wet conditions can lead to aspergillosis, a fungal respiratory disease that sometimes affects breathing.