Respiratory distress

[mlmaxwell73]

This morning our blue cochin was perched in her run and breathing heavily, with effort. I brought her inside because it's been hot where we are. Ten hours later she's making a sound each time she inhales, her mouth is open and she's getting quite tired out. I cannot get her an appointment with a vet until next week, they're all booked. Our chickens are pets, we love them. I have a video but I can't seem to upload it here. Does anyone have any advise? Thank you

 

[mlmaxwell73]

Adding to this, she usually has a great appetite but she will not eat.

 

[Eggcessive]

Is she still making the sound? Videos can be uploaded to YouTube or a similar site with a link posted here. She might be having some stridor, a sound they can make it they get a small piece of feed stuck in the airway, or if they have mucus or swelling of the airway because of a respiratory infection. See if it clears up in a few hours. Offer her a lot of water, and let us know how she is. Does it sound like the chicken in this video in post 1:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/silkie-w-possible-stridor.1218528/

 

[mlmaxwell73]

Hello, thank you so much for your response. That does sound similar, though, our chicken Grace's breathing sounded more labored. I wasn't able to find a vet to see her so we took her to an animal hospital in Boston. She's there now. They're giving her oxygen, doing tests. Apparently she's a little worse this morning. I'm waiting for an update/call back right now.

 

[Eggcessive]

Glad that you could see a vet. I hope that she gets along okay.

 

[mlmaxwell73]

Yes, thank you. I'm anxiously waiting for an update.

 

[Tnate]

If you don't mind I would like to know what happened to your hen. I may be dealing w/ a respiratory issue w/ one of my girls....gave her colloidal silver and giving her the night. Will check her closely in am.
Thanks

 

[mlmaxwell73]

Hello, yes. She had a bacterial infection in her trachea. She had antibiotics and required oxygen for 8 days. Let me see if I can message you directly and I’ll give you my number in case you’d like more details.

 

[Eggcessive]

Hello, yes. She had a bacterial infection in her trachea. She had antibiotics and required oxygen for 8 days. Let me see if I can message you directly and I’ll give you my number in case you’d like more details.

So glad that your hen was treated by the vet. I hope that she is doing okay now.

 

[mlmaxwell73]

So glad that your hen was treated by the vet. I hope that she is doing okay now.

Thank you very much. She is actually just symptom free in the past few days. She had a residual sigh sort of sound she was making when she exhaled for weeks.
She spent 9 days in angel memorial pet hospital with their avian unit, 8 of those days in an oxygen chamber. I learned so much from the experience… and the doctors were great.