mouth breathing

[artsyrobin]

I have a cochin banty that breaths through her mouth, i had her on tylan for sneezing and gurgling, here is a pic- wondered if this is normal? here is a video too

 

[tyty003]

My hen Milly does that too. It's normal she lays perfectly fine eggs and she is very healthy. They do that to cool off. Don't worry, it's normal.

 

[chicmom]

Right now, I see all my chickens doing that mouth breathing....I think it helps cool them off in this 80-90 degree heat. She looks healthy........Tylan should work, but I think you should only use it for 10 days. I had one chicken with a cold once.....she gurgled and sneezed (right in my face once--eww). I put her on Duramayacin (it's a weaker antibiotic) and I put her in a cage in the basement, and I also ran a vaporizer on her with vicks! I truly though she would die, but she's all better now! One of my favorite EEs.

 

[RedRoosterFarm]

The heat makes them do this but I did have a few sick birds that did this to so I fogged the coop and birds all with Oxine. good luck!