ChickForLife
Walking my Chicken
I came out to check on my hens and I hear this. She keeps doing it over and over again. Is it something in her throat? Something respiratory?
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
It looks like she has something stuck in her esophagus or crop. Has she eaten anything weird? Any grass? Or if she ate a lot and then drank it could cause the feed to swell in her crop, which could cause that. I don't think it's an illness. I can't watch the video with sound atm though because I'm out.I came out to check on my hens and I hear this. She keeps doing it over and over again. Is it something in her throat? Something respiratory?
Alright, is there anything I can do to help her?It looks like she has something stuck in her esophagus or crop. Has she eaten anything weird? Any grass? Or if she ate a lot and then drank it could cause the feed to swell in her crop, which could cause that. I don't think it's an illness. I can't watch the video with sound atm though because I'm out.
You can try massaging her esophagus and crop. Start up high and rub down towards her crop. Feel for any lumps in her esophagus that could be good or a blockage. Any nasal discharge? And does her breathing sound ok?Alright, is there anything I can do to help her?
Ok, I'll try. No nasal discharge. Breathing sounds ok a little raspy at times but she does have to breath with her mouth open. I just cleaned to poop board today sp could it be ammonia?You can try massaging her esophagus and crop. Start up high and rub down towards her crop. Feel for any lumps in her esophagus that could be good or a blockage. Any nasal discharge? And does her breathing sound ok?
No, it shouldn't affect her immediately or be that harmful.Ok, I'll try. No nasal discharge. Breathing sounds ok a little raspy at times but she does have to breath with her mouth open. I just cleaned to poop board today sp could it be ammonia?