My chicken is having a hard time to breath

[pwand]

My hen has one side of her nose damaged and doesn't appear to be able to breath out of the nostril. It appears to be crusted over. I have been trying to soften it up in hopes of helping her breath out of the side. I don't' know what she did to cause such damage. I suspect she jumps of the top roost and banged into the walls. I have since lowered there roosts. I brought her in to treat her again, and the other side is plugged up. She is having a touch time to breath. Can chickens breath out of there mouths. She is 5.5yrs old. Any suggestions. Thanks.

 

[whatsup chickenbutt]

are you sure she injured it? or perhaps she is sick. If you arent positive she actually injured it, I would probably do a search on respiratory illnesses and possibly treat her with an antibiotic.

 

[dlhunicorn]

is there blood caking up the nares then to make you think it is injury?

 

[dlhunicorn]

is there blood caking up the nares then to make you think it is injury?

 

[pwand]

She doesn't really have a nostril on that side anymore. Its like it has rotted showing cartridge, and cake with possibly hardened food. Its hard to explain. I have been using peroxide and a cue-tip to try to soften it up in hopes in unplugging that side. She had to of injured it.