Hen suddenly starts making noise while breathing and sneezes (video in description)

[mich17mak]

See video above. Princess, my golden lace wyandotte, had been molting for the last month. She otherwise acts normal and hadn't laid an egg since early Sept. I was happy to see her in the nesting box this morning (her Feathers are mostly grown in, with some pins still visible). She was acting fine this morning. I was out of down for less than 4 hours. Came back and checked on the chickens right when I got back, and I noticed a weird noise. It was coming from her. She hadn't laid an egg in the nesting box and she is making a sound while breathing and sneezes every so often. Never had this issue before. They do *not* free-range right now due to our rebuild from Helene flooding and not having a fenced area for them, so she is in the same run and coop with the same chickens - no contact with the "outside world". She otherwise acts normal. Her comb is slightly pale at the front tip. I do feel something below her vent..not sure if she will lay egg or is egg-bound, but if egg-bound would she make these noises (she's not squat-walking so I don't think egg bound)? I don't think it would be related. Please help with suggestions.

 

[Eggcessive]

She sounds like she has stridor, a sound when a small piece of feed or mucus gets stuck in the airway. Usually this clears up in a few hours, but if it persists, look for watery/foamy eyes, head shaking, nasal drainage or mucus from the beak. Those are signs of a respiratory infection or disease.

 

[Debbie292d]

See video above. Princess, my golden lace wyandotte, had been molting for the last month. She otherwise acts normal and hadn't laid an egg since early Sept. I was happy to see her in the nesting box this morning (her Feathers are mostly grown in, with some pins still visible). She was acting fine this morning. I was out of down for less than 4 hours. Came back and checked on the chickens right when I got back, and I noticed a weird noise. It was coming from her. She hadn't laid an egg in the nesting box and she is making a sound while breathing and sneezes every so often. Never had this issue before. They do *not* free-range right now due to our rebuild from Helene flooding and not having a fenced area for them, so she is in the same run and coop with the same chickens - no contact with the "outside world". She otherwise acts normal. Her comb is slightly pale at the front tip. I do feel something below her vent..not sure if she will lay egg or is egg-bound, but if egg-bound would she make these noises (she's not squat-walking so I don't think egg bound)? I don't think it would be related. Please help with suggestions.

I have a hen doing the same thing with the sneezes, but nothing like yours while she walks around. I was thinking it could be stridor like @Eggcessive thinks, but it's been going on for two days. It could be something stubborn.

I was going to put her on Poultry Cell, but the problem is she's on Corid now as she has 30 chicks, and someone dropped blood on their ramp. In another day, they'll be on Day 5 of that, so I'll switch them over to vitamins and probiotics then.

I would go with some vitamins just in case. They never hurt!