Stuck in throat?

[Merrymouse]

This chicken was fine 10 minutes. It’s acting otherwise normal eating, drinking, scratching, preening. Is she sick? Is something caught in her throat. Hold on I’ll try to download a video sorry

 

[Merrymouse]

Video

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Yeah, upload to YouTube and someone will be around to help!

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Ignore my post XD you got it right when I posted haha

 

[coach723]

Looks like stridor, you can google that. I have a hen that does this periodically when she gets overheated in the summer, once she's cooled off it resolves. She could have something caught in her throat, or something else restricting her airway. Try looking in her mouth and throat to see if you see anything obvious. She appears to be doing ok, so I would just watch unless things change or get worse.

 

[Eggcessive]

That is stridor a sound made when something is stuck in the airway, such as a piece of food, a foreign body, mucus, or swollen tissue. Usually it clears within a few hours if it is coughed up.

 

[Merrymouse]

That is stridor a sound made when something is stuck in the airway, such as a piece of food, a foreign body, mucus, or swollen tissue. Usually it clears within a few hours if it is coughed up.

Looks like stridor, you can google that. I have a hen that does this periodically when she gets overheated in the summer, once she's cooled off it resolves. She could have something caught in her throat, or something else restricting her airway. Try looking in her mouth and throat to see if you see anything obvious. She appears to be doing ok, so I would just watch unless things change or get worse.

First, thank you for responding.
I did look in her throat but I didn't see anything unusual. She was fine 10 minutes prior. it stops when she is eating with her head down so maybe something is just stuck like you both said. She's acting otherwise normal. I will keep an eye on her though. Hopefully it will pass.

 

[Eggcessive]

There are threads here quite often with descriptions or videos of stridor that usually clear up. Let us know what happens.

 

[Merrymouse]

Update: My chicken is now fine. I think she just had something in her throat. She is alive and well and no more stridor. Thanks again you guys are the best

 

[Eggcessive]

Good to hear. Thanks for your update.