Respiratory Distress

[JensHens1987]

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
Spizhausen Appenzeller 2 year old

2) What is the behavior, exactly.
out eating this afternoon. Now loud breathing/squeekin/crying with every inhale and exhale; sneezing coughing. Brought into warm house, calming down but audible squeak with inhale and exhale; attempted to view airway/seems clear

3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
started this afternoon

4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
no

5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
no but pin feathers on back of head/face looks pale

6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
cold air?
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
water/pellets/mealworms
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
normal
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
brought in house/trying to keep warm
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
stabilize self
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
have video/trying to upload
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
pine shavings

 

[Wyorp Rock]

out eating this afternoon. Now loud breathing/squeekin/crying with every inhale and exhale; sneezing coughing. Brought into warm house, calming down but audible squeak with inhale and exhale; attempted to view airway/seems clear

For video, you need to upload to youtube and provide a link.

How is she doing?
Does she sound like the video below? If so, then likely it's Stridor. This is when they get a bit of food or something in the airway. They can also sound like this is they have mucous from respiratory disease. If it resolves in a few hours or overnight, likely she inhaled food or dust that irritated her.

 

[JensHens1987]

For video, you need to upload to youtube and provide a link.

How is she doing?
Does she sound like the video below? If so, then likely it's Stridor. This is when they get a bit of food or something in the airway. They can also sound like this is they have mucous from respiratory disease. If it resolves in a few hours or overnight, likely she inhaled food or dust that irritated her.

Thank you so much for this information- this is the exact sound!!

We kept her in the house overnight and gave some oil to see if something was stuck. I did feel a lump in her upper throat but it didn’t move and I wasn’t sure if it was just part of her anatomy. She slept overnight and this morning sounded so much better- bright, eating, and back to biting us.
We put her back outside since it was a balmy 26 degrees here in Wisconsin today and tomorrow is going to be brutally cold, so wanted her to re-assimilate.
She was sneezing yesterday nothing today- crossing my fingers that something was stuck and passed in the night.
Thanks again for video- that was it exactly.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Glad to hear she's better!
I would check her crop for a few mornings before she's had anything to eat/drink, just to make sure it's emptying.
Hopefully it's a one time thing and she had some food or dust stuck in her airway.

 

[Hennyhenhen]

For video, you need to upload to youtube and provide a link.

How is she doing?
Does she sound like the video below? If so, then likely it's Stridor. This is when they get a bit of food or something in the airway. They can also sound like this is they have mucous from respiratory disease. If it resolves in a few hours or overnight, likely she inhaled food or dust that irritated her.

Every chicken that I had that sounded like that has died in the next 24 hours or less