Jul 30, 2009 #1 bob505 In the Brooder 10 Years Jun 22, 2009 53 1 39 My chickens always have their mouths open is this common?
Jul 30, 2009 #2 saddina Internally Deranged 10 Years May 2, 2009 7,993 24 261 Desert, CA How hot is it are they panting?
Jul 30, 2009 #3 ams3651 Songster 12 Years Jan 23, 2008 3,343 18 223 NE PA is it hot? they will have open mouths and panting like a dog if they are hot.
Jul 30, 2009 Thread starter #4 bob505 In the Brooder 10 Years Jun 22, 2009 53 1 39 Well this week it has been in the 70s.
Jul 30, 2009 #5 babyspice35 Songster 10 Years Mar 10, 2009 199 2 119 Maui Wowee I've seen this too... I thought its because they're hot.
Jul 30, 2009 #6 E Eggs4Sale Songster 10 Years Jun 29, 2009 4,121 16 211 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.
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.
Jul 30, 2009 Thread starter #7 bob505 In the Brooder 10 Years Jun 22, 2009 53 1 39 Quote: But im not sure if they were doing it that much that week though.
Jul 30, 2009 #8 E Eggs4Sale Songster 10 Years Jun 29, 2009 4,121 16 211 Quote: 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.
Quote: 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.
Jul 30, 2009 #9 Judy Crowing Premium Feather Member 10 Years Feb 5, 2009 34,022 629 448 South Georgia How old are they? Could they have gapeworm? Do they have access to earthworms?
Jul 30, 2009 Thread starter #10 bob505 In the Brooder 10 Years Jun 22, 2009 53 1 39 Quote: They do eat grass that still in the ground so they could have access to earthworms.