Strange Noise + Head Shaking While Eating: Video Linked

[scotc]

Thank you all for the input.

Food is typically available all day and they free range but our feeder got clogged yesterday, thus the bowl of food and voracious eating. The sounds have only been heard when eating. The first time was two weeks ago when we were handing out some treats and the Comet stole her pecan (a treat they also devour like there is no tomorrow). Their may be something to this idea of food getting stuck from eating too quickly

From a quick look around it seems that gapeworm moves quickly; so I'd expect to have seen some wheezing and breathing difficulty by now. I also checked her throat last night and couldn't spot any red worms, but the light wasn't as bright as I would have liked.

 

[Eggcessive]

I think that she is probably not affected by gapes, but is just having some issues eating. I have seen my own hens do that on occasion. Unfortunately gapeworms cannot be seen unless you are dissecting the trachea (windpipe) of the chicken after death, despite some rather old posts here on BYC. Gapeworm is not that common though, and according to some who have seen it, the chicken will gape and wheeze constantly trying to get their breath, and are unable to eat and drink. This video in post number 1 of this thread looks very much like gapes:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/831466/hen-breathing-very-heavily-advice-video-included

 

[casportpony]

Please don't try to make a bird 'cough up' or vomit anything... that risks them aspirating liquid or particles into their lungs... that can kill them quite easily and at the very least will cause them to have respiratory issues for sure...

X2 @scotc , and welcome to BYC!