Pullet opening her mouth and breathing harshley

[chicken ninja88]

One of the pullets in my flock has started to open her mouth and breath weirdly. She also is eating less and her vent has a small bloody sore. I'm starting to get worried. Does anybody know what is happening?

 

[FarmerWife]

I'm no chicken expert, but she might have some kind of infection, I have no vet here where I live , no one that see's chickens anyway, so I have to wing it. I usually do what you just did, come looking for information. Do you have any antibiotics you could give her? I don't know if it will help your chicken, but to me it sounds like an infection.

 

[chicken ninja88]

Thanks for your quick reply. I did applied some antibiotic Mupircocin ointment (for children use) on her vent and the big sore for the past two days. I also wiped her vent with alcohol before I apply the ointment. I will take some pictures later.

 

[byzantium100]

When was the last time she was wormed? Sounds like gape worm. Usually Avitrol Plus which is in tablet form gets rid of it.

 

[byzantium100]

Alcohol on the vent I would avoid since it would burn. Vaseline can be used sparingly.

 

[chicken ninja88]

Now she is very depressed. She is drooping, not walking, eating, or drinking. We had to move her inside. Does anybody know what this is a symptom of?

 

[ten chicks]

Now she is very depressed. She is drooping, not walking, eating, or drinking. We had to move her inside. Does anybody know what this is a symptom of?

Have you checked her for being egg bound/vent prolapse/crop issues(either impact or sour)mites/lice?

Sore on vent may be due to other birds pecking her.

 

[chicken ninja88]

We know it is not being egg bound or vent prolapse because she is not at the laying age yet, and we are not sure what a lice/mite infestation looks like. Here are a few pictures.

 

[ten chicks]

We know it is not being egg bound or vent prolapse because she is not at the laying age yet, and we are not sure what a lice/mite infestation looks like. Here are a few pictures.

I cannot get your pictures to load,not sure if the issue is on my end or not.

 

[byzantium100]

Has she been wormed???