Open mouth breathing/panting

[Sefirothe]

My olive egger has a case of bumblefoot so I’m beginning treatment by soaking in a warm Epsom salt bath.

The water is not hot, I’d say comfortably warm to my skin.

She stood for a few minutes then sank down and I thought oh she’s enjoying it.

Shortly after she stretched her head up and started panting. It sounds ever so slightly raspy, but you have to listen for it.

Her nostrils are clear with no discharge. Eyes are bright and clear no bubbles.

No swellings anywhere but her feet.

Could this be gape worm? Can only one chicken get it out of a whole flock?

 

[RadEggs]

She might be stressed out.

 

[Sefirothe]

Possibly, tho she is the most mellow and laid back of all my chickens. She didn’t fight or care about being brought into the basement and put in a tub of warm water at all.

I went back and looked at the coop camera recordings and she does the same thing on the roost at night. Not constantly and not all the time but often enough it was easy to find in the recordings.