Something stuck in her throat??

[Toby Forlenza]

Hi,

I’ve got a chicken who was fine this a.m. and now is wheezing something awful. To be exact, she wheezes on the inhale and honks on the exhale. Every breath. Of course it’s Sunday, which means emergency vet. I have looked as far down her throat as I can, and see nothing including no iflamation. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks

 

[Eggcessive]

It might be stridor, a condition where there is something like mucus, a piece of food, or foreign object in the airway. Is she okay other than the wheezing sounds? See if she will drink some water from a cup if you dip her beak into it for a second. Can you post a video to YouTube, then post a link here? This older video from YouTube shows a chicken with stridor and a sneeze or snick, probably due to a respiratory illness:

 

[LittleWillowFarm]

It might be stridor, a condition where there is something like mucus, a piece of food, or foreign object in the airway. Is she okay other than the wheezing sounds? See if she will drink some water from a cup if you dip her beak into it for a second. Can you post a video to YouTube, then post a link here? This older video from YouTube shows a chicken with stridor and a sneeze or snick, probably due to a respiratory illness: