Sick hen

[nknkdvt]

My Rhode Island Red gurgles when she is breathing. It’s coming from her chest I think. Is there anything to do for this? She is losing weight and comb is lying to side. Any antibiotics?

 

[Eggcessive]

When you lose a chicken, if you want to know what was wrong, the best thing to do is to get a necropsy by your state vet. If the chicken was gurgling, that could be a respiratory disease or crop contants coming back up into the throat from a sour crop. Did you hear any sneezing, congestion, or see watery/bubbly eyes?

 

[HeatherKellyB]

 

[Gtstricky]

https://tvmdl.tamu.edu/tests/necropsy-poultry/

 

[nknkdvt]

I had already buried the one who died. Her sister is still alive. I could take her to a vet.

 

[nknkdvt]

Hi. I don’t see the link. I have not seen her eat or drink. She does look at me.

Hi. She died suddenly yesterday. I’m going to clean out the coop today...maybe bleach it? And watch the other girls.

 

[Isaac 0]

Poor girl I hope the rest will survive.. not sure if bleach will help enough @Isaac 0 is this something someone on this forum will know?

@Eggcessive and @Wyorp Rock , know chickens a lot more than I do.

 

[frostic]

When you lose a chicken, if you want to know what was wrong, the best thing to do is to get a necropsy by your state vet. If the chicken was gurgling, that could be a respiratory disease or crop contants coming back up into the throat from a sour crop. Did you hear any sneezing, congestion, or see watery/bubbly eyes?

#agree.

 

[nknkdvt]

Now her sister has the same thing. Noticed gurgling tonight. If I hold her I can feel it in her chest. How would I find a state vet in Texas? Near San Antonio.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

@Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock @azygous

Sorry I just realized that she's looking for a vet to take her to. I apologize