Opening and closing beak

[TaylorGlade]

I don't think she's sick because she has no other symptoms - so I didn't post this in illness/emergency. Why does she keep opening and closing her beak like this? She's an 8 week old cream leg bar chick. Here is a video.

 

[casportpony]

Have you checked inside her mouth?

 

[TaylorGlade]

Have you checked inside her mouth?

No. What do I look for?

 

[casportpony]

No. What do I look for?

Check for spots, excess saliva.

Photo by @Nambroth ,

and check the opening to the trachea too:

 

[TaylorGlade]

Check for spots, excess saliva.

Photo by @Nambroth ,

and check the opening to the trachea too:

Thank you. I went back out to check on her and she is no longer doing it. Not sure what caused it in the first place. I'm wondering if it's the heat.

 

[casportpony]

Glad she's better. Maybe she had something stuck. I do not think it's heat related. When it's heat related, they pant like this:

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[TaylorGlade]

Glad she's better. Maybe she had something stuck. I do not think it's heat related. When it's heat related, they pant like this:

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Yeah. They've all been doing that for sure. Hubby thought it was heat. I wasn't so sure. I've seen a few others doing this occasionally. I've never found anything in their mouths though. I know they eat a lot of spiders. I wonder if one bit back