Hello! My hen “Chip” is suddenly sick. She is a Barnevelder who just had her year birthday the end of April.
She has a sudden onset of sneezing, coughing, inspiratory and expiratory wheezing. She is cyanotic around her face. The good news is she is not lethargic, eating and drinking. She did vomit x2. My bride said it was clear, no bile.
We have separated her from the flock this evening, providing her with a safe place with food and water. None of our other ladies have any problems yet, that we are aware of.
Here is a short video of her just before we put her into the chicken hospital. Being a retired paramedic, her respirations are not good, she has open beak and cyanosis around her face. Her wheezes are particularly troublesome. If Chip was a human, I’d administer a neb treatment. My bride wants to go to tractor supply and get antibiotics to both Chip and the other 11 birds.
I wanted to get advice. Let me know what you think. I just hope and pray that it isn’t anything super serious and that my other ladies will be okay.
Thanks for your help!
Jake
She has a sudden onset of sneezing, coughing, inspiratory and expiratory wheezing. She is cyanotic around her face. The good news is she is not lethargic, eating and drinking. She did vomit x2. My bride said it was clear, no bile.
We have separated her from the flock this evening, providing her with a safe place with food and water. None of our other ladies have any problems yet, that we are aware of.
Here is a short video of her just before we put her into the chicken hospital. Being a retired paramedic, her respirations are not good, she has open beak and cyanosis around her face. Her wheezes are particularly troublesome. If Chip was a human, I’d administer a neb treatment. My bride wants to go to tractor supply and get antibiotics to both Chip and the other 11 birds.
I wanted to get advice. Let me know what you think. I just hope and pray that it isn’t anything super serious and that my other ladies will be okay.
Thanks for your help!
Jake