Sickly chicken

[Chickenma2021]

Hey everyone
I have an older hen (6 years old) who has been recently having respiratory issues. It's been going on for months and wasn't a concern until recently when she's been violently sneezing and coughing until her comb is purple and then it goes back to normal. I had one of her sisters die from aspiration in a similar way but I think she mightve had sour crop/impacted crop. Gretchen's crop is fine and I'm not sure what to do. I am not the type of person to bring her to the vet and I like to treat things as naturally as I can. Any suggestions?

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Do you have pictures of her? How do her eyes look?

 

[Chickenma2021]

Do you have pictures of her? How do her eyes look?

Her eyes don't look bubbly or funny at all. In every photo I have she looks completely normal. She is even acting normal other than the random times she turns purple and scares me to death.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Aspiration? Do you mean your chicken that died inhaled something into her lungs instead of swallowing it into her digestive tract?

 

[Chickenma2021]

Aspiration? Do you mean your chicken that died inhaled something into her lungs instead of swallowing it into her digestive tract?

She had liquid from her crop come up and then she breathed it in and choked. - or that's what I believe happened

 

[BigBlueHen53]

She had liquid from her crop come up and then she breathed it in and choked. - or that's what I believe happened

That's too bad, I'm sorry. So you think this is also happening with your current hen?

 

[Chickenma2021]

That's too bad, I'm sorry. So you think this is also happening with your current hen?

No but her symptoms are similar without the fluid. She's still turning purple but she goes back to normal after a few minutes.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

@Debbie292d any suggestions here?

 

[Debbie292d]

Hey everyone
I have an older hen (6 years old) who has been recently having respiratory issues. It's been going on for months and wasn't a concern until recently when she's been violently sneezing and coughing until her comb is purple and then it goes back to normal. I had one of her sisters die from aspiration in a similar way but I think she mightve had sour crop/impacted crop. Gretchen's crop is fine and I'm not sure what to do. I am not the type of person to bring her to the vet and I like to treat things as naturally as I can. Any suggestions?

Hi,

Can you bring her in and put a humidifier near her to help her breathe? If you don't have one, I've got one of those misters I just take the fragrance out of and use that. If you don't have those, I'd boil some water and set the pan nearby in a safe spot. Her comb is turning purple due to a lack of oxygen.

I'd try giving her an antibiotic. Follow that up with probiotics to prevent any issues with her crop or digestive tract and to help return her flora to normal.

Here's where to get an antibiotic online. It hopefully is just a URI or MG and this then should take care of it.

Tylosin an antibiotic helpful with MG/respiratory symptoms. Dosage is 1 tsp per gallon of water for 5 days. Here are places to order it:
https://jedds.com/products/tylosin-powder?_pos=1&_sid=c3b5b9991&_ss=r
https://thecanaryfinchstore.com/product/tylosin-powder-for-birds/
https://www.twincitypoultrysupplies.com/