Please help!

[Candacestlouis]

Also, did this start recently or has she done it as long as you remember?

It’s been at least a couple of months now.

 

[Farmrasta]

100% understand and I think HeatherKellyB will lead you in the right direction or someone she knows might, it’s okay to worry and this place will hopefully set your worries at ease

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Your flock is so beautiful! I love Polish so much

 

[HeatherKellyB]

What kind of bedding do you use in their coop?

 

[HeatherKellyB]

100% understand and I think HeatherKellyB will lead you in the right direction or someone she knows might, it’s okay to worry and this place will hopefully set your worries at ease

I lost her post before I'm bookmarking this one

 

[HeatherKellyB]

You don't use anything like DE in their coop or dust bathing area, do you?

 

[Candacestlouis]

What kind of bedding do you use in their coop?

I use pine shavings and pdz under the roosts

 

[Candacestlouis]

You don't use anything like DE in their coop or dust bathing area, do you?

Nope!

 

[Farmrasta]

I have already posted this but thought I’d try again since I didn’t get much response.

My year and a half year old polish girl has been panting for the last few months. Mostly after she runs. She eat and drinks, lays everyday and acts just like her sisters except for the panting. I have checked her throat, nostrils and everything I could think of. The weather here in the PNW has been in the 60s or 70s with the occasional day in the 80s. I really don’t believe that it could be heat related since she is the only one was does it and it happens when she is running around. Am I missing something?
I will try to post a video here.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Lovely hens!

Since these are Polish hens, they don't have much for wattles or combs. The superficial blood vessels of the comb and wattles vasodilate during hot weather to help with thermoregulation. This particular hen may need to rely more on panting to keep her cool.

She's still young, but she may have an issue with her heart. I have a younger rooster that appears to be presenting with that possibility when it's quite hot. He has a walnut type comb and that may put him at a disadvantage as well.

You may want to check for mites/parasites because they can tax a bird's health.