! (Problem resolved) (impacted crop)

[Purelychicks]

4mo chick rasping, thought it had bronchitis or something but had impacted crop and allergies. Crop emptied and she’s just sneezing now

 

[SmiYa0126]

Can you post pictures? Or video and upload to YouTube?

@azygous @Eggcessive help! Baby chick problem!

 

[nuthatched]

It's likely just stridor, something in irritating the airway. She'll likely cough it out soon. She's not in pain. Chickens don't make noise when in pain, they hunker down and sleep. :]

 

[nuthatched]

Sorry I meant our adult chickens she gets a mix of medicated chick feed and scratch (mostly chick food)

Ok, that's good, cut out the scratch entirely for now, it's supposed to be a treat for once or twice a week, in small amounts.
Does she have access to grit?
I think she might have a crop blockage.

 

[nuthatched]

Omg now other chickens are starting to sneeze and cough/rasp it might be infectious bronchitis or something. Why is her poop clear?

Her poop is clear because her crop is malfunctioning, nothing is entering her system.
Anything new or dusty in their coop?

 

[Eggcessive]

Check her crop in the morning, and tell us if it is empty by then, or full and hard, doughy, or puffy. I cannot see your video.

 

[XAshleyX]

They eat chicken scratch. And the run is farely clean, coops really dusty. But we have to wrap coop for winter so no ventilation. She’s about 3 months old and she’s an Easter egger. Her poop is COMPLETELY clear like water and sometimes if it’s regular poop it’s a dry texture. She’s rasping and her crop is solid hard. She won’t drink at all but is eating like she’s starving. (She’s not)

There's no ventilation at all in coop? From what I've read from the experts here, the birds should have 1sq ft of 24/7 ventilation per bird.
As for what may be an impacted crop, it may be helpful to try to have the chicken consume some coconut oil and gently massage her crop in a circular motion to try to loosen whatever is impacting it.

 

[Purelychicks]

Can you post pictures? Or video and upload to YouTube?

@azygous @Eggcessive help! Baby chick problem!

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRG5gUdj/

 

[SmiYa0126]

What kind of bedding are you using? I don't have TikTok

 

[Purelychicks]

What kind of bedding are you using? I don't have TikTok

Pine shaving. I have called vets, done research. It’s bronchitis apparently? Her poop is STRAIGHT water. I’ve never seen that before.