Please help hen is having problems breathing

[Nikkijo]

I’m sorry I just saw your reply

 

[Nikkijo]

I’m pretty certain it’s not an infection , most likely an object/ food. Can I do something to help her?

 

[Eggcessive]

I do hear a couple of sneezes or snicks, so she may have a respiratory infection. Those can be caused by a virus such as infectious bronchitis or ILT, or bacteria such as MG or coryza. I would get some Tylan 50 injectable plus a few 3 ml syringes with 18 or 20 gauge needles at your feed store. Give it orally without the needle 0.25 ml per pound 3 times daily. It won’t help viruses, but it may help MG. Here is a link that lists those 4 diseases above: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

 

[Eggcessive]

If it clears up in a couple of hours, I would just watch her. Hopefully, it is just a piece of food.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is another thread that turned out to just be something stuck in the throat:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wheezing-chicken-is-she-sick-or-just-playing.945980/

 

[Nikkijo]

Thank you so much.

 

[FarmerGirl101]

She is having stridor, which is when something is partially blocking her airway. That might be swollen tissue in the throat, mucus from a respiratory infection, a foreign body, and sometimes a piece of food. When it is food or mucus, it frequently will clear within a couple of hours. If she has a respiratory infection, she may sneeze occasionally.

X2 does sound like something is in her throat

 

[Eggcessive]

You’re welcome, but let us know how she is doing tomorrow.

 

[Nikkijo]

Would it help at all if I try tube feeding her?

 

[Nikkijo]

I know how to and I have all the right stuff.