Pekin bantam hen can’t swallow and froth in mouth

[mellissa]

Can you get a picture of her mouth....open it...what do you see in it?

This is what’s coming out of her mouth.

 

[mellissa]

If the stuff in her mouth is more liquid than thick, sticky paste, I bet she has a raging case of sour crop that may even be complicated by being impacted.

Take a photo of her wide open mouth, and have someone hold it open so we can see exactly what's going on in there.

Does her crop feel extended and full?

Thick sticky paste

 

[azygous]

It sounds like Trichomonas gallinae known as Canker. It's not bacterial, but caused by a protozoa, so you need an anti-protozoa med such as metronidazole. Buy it here. https://www.revivalanimal.com/product/fish-zole?sku=22154-698

Chickens get it from wild birds like pigeons when they share the same water sources.

 

[azygous]

You really need to try to remove some of the gunk in her mouth so she can breathe and swallow. It may bleed when you do this so giving some small bit of coconut oil to help smooth and soften the gunk may help.

 

[mellissa]

It sounds like Trichomonas gallinae known as Canker. It's not bacterial, but caused by a protozoa, so you need an anti-protozoa med such as metronidazole. Buy it here. https://www.revivalanimal.com/product/fish-zole?sku=22154-698

Chickens get it from wild birds like pigeons when they share the same water sources.

 

[mellissa]

Good chance it’s canker as wild pigeons were getting in, big shade sail has deterred them. Is canker gradual because this started with choking a couple of months ago

 

[azygous]

I suppose it can be. It would depend on the individual's immune response. Some are able to fight it off longer than others.

 

[azygous]

If you can get hold of copper sulfate (feed stores often carry it) you can treat the entire flock easily with it instead of the "zole". In fact. since canker is contagious this is a good idea.

Mix: 2 1/2 liters water with 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (Braggs) and 1 gram of copper sulfate. Never sprinkle the copper sulfate powder on chickens' food as the powder straight is poisonous.

This must be mixed fresh each day and given for four to seven days. If the chickens won't drink it, mix some cranberry juice into it for flavor they can't resist.

Treating with copper sulfate will also cure sour crop if the canker has gotten into the crop and started to cause mischief.

 

[mellissa]

Is canker gradual or rapid

 

[azygous]

What exactly do you wish to know? How fast it can kill? How fast your other chickens are likely to come down with it?

I can say that the hen you've shown us on your thread is very, very sick, and she could die of asphyxiation very quickly unless you start right now to do something.