Open mouth breathing... sneezing, watery poo, full crop??? Help!

[morninggloryhatchery]

I don't know what is wrong or happening with her but i hope she will be alright!

 

[Hypnotist_Collectr]

Thanks, guys.
Yes, they are still inside in brooder. I'll get the shavings out from beneath the others tomorrow.... I hope it's an allergy, or maybe she swallowed a peice of wood.

I have her separated from the others, and she is breathing even more labored now... though, it is sweet because I think the others miss her, and they are cooing back and forth... but, I have her in a tupperware bin ontop of a towel right now, and she isn't even trying to fly out. She is my feistiest one, so that worries me.... She's usually the one who flies out of the brooder first and flies around my kitchen and I have to wait until she gets it out of her before she'll let me catch her .... that, and the fact she is breathing very stressed has me so worried. She seems to be gulping now... But, it is after 130, so she could just be tired...
Just tonight, I saw that guys' video about having to cull all of his chickens, and I am crying, and I am afraid I am going to have to kill all of my chickens, and I haven't ever killed an animal before... but, she is looking like she is suffering... but, I might be wrong. Maybe too much mama attention is bugging her? I don't know... she was sort of shaking when I was holding her, so I don't know. I don't know if she is nervous, or has a fever... do they get fevers?
I didn't think I'd get this attached, and I can't stop crying, I am so upset, thinking about her dying.
I'll be running to the TSC in about 7 hours. I am gonna try and sleep, but I don't think I can. I'm bringing her in the room with me so I can keep an eye on her...

All I know is, if she winds up dying, and the others do, too, I will not be able to have another chicken. This is just heartbreaking.

 

[morninggloryhatchery]

Hmmmm. I am guessing an allergy from what i have heard of the poor bird so far. Do you have a vet that knows chickens?Maybe you can call it up?

 

[ivan3]

Good morning (maybe better?).

As airheart43 said panting is a normal chicken response to some stressor. Labored breathing owing to disease/injury is completely different.

Were you able to check its breathing while it was asleep? The reason I asked is that, if this is a disease/obstruction/injury, you should see the same sort of breathing while the bird is the least stressed. If she was hunkered down in the container, eyes closed and still opening beak with every breath (also their backs tend to rise more than a hen breathing normally - trying to get the most air) then it would be a good idea to recruit a vet.

Are these hatchery chickens, or did you get them elsewhere?
Are they on medicated starter?
Is she all `puffed up' (looking twice her size) they do this when not feeling well.

If symptoms become clear and constant please post another vid of the behavior. The vid. you did post appeared to be of a healthy chicken.

Don't assume the worst.

 

[Hypnotist_Collectr]

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Thank you for all your help, everyone. I am feeling like she will be okay... She seems a little more lethargic than usual... but, it could be because I kept her up all night

When I said Good morning to her, she perked right up, and stood up and looked at me, very curiously... I had to remind her where her food was & she ate & drank...
I am hoping, with all my heart, that I was overly upset over nothing... but, will be going to TSC, and then to Target for a huge roll of paper towels to replace the bedding, just in case it is an allergy/irritation from the wood dust!