Is it common for a chicken to have its mouth open?

[bob505]

My chickens always have their mouths open is this common?

 

[saddina]

How hot is it are they panting?

 

[ams3651]

is it hot? they will have open mouths and panting like a dog if they are hot.

 

[bob505]

Well this week it has been in the 70s.

 

[babyspice35]

I've seen this too...

I thought its because they're hot.

 

[Eggs4Sale]

They shouldn't have their mouths open if it's in the 70's. If their mouths are open and their wings are lifted up a little from their bodies, they are too hot.
But it's in the 70's?

That is something entirely different.

 

[bob505]

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But im not sure if they were doing it that much that week though.

 

[Eggs4Sale]

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But im not sure if they were doing it that much that week though.

I don't know what you mean by that.

If it's in the 70's today and their mouths are open, that is odd.

It had to hit the 100's here before I saw open beaks, and some of them had open beaks only in the 110's.

 

[Judy]

How old are they? Could they have gapeworm? Do they have access to earthworms?

 

[bob505]

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They do eat grass that still in the ground so they could have access to earthworms.