Why is my Girl Making This Noise?

[ChickForLife]

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?

 

[ChickForLife]

She is about 1 year old.

 

[MGG]

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?

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.

 

[ChickForLife]

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.

Alright, is there anything I can do to help her?

 

[MGG]

Alright, is there anything I can do to help her?

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?

 

[ChickForLife]

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?

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?

 

[ChickForLife]

She is still constantly making the noise and breathing through her nose. I don't want to loose her, I have had enough death this week.

 

[Jeanw]

Sorry, have you opened her mouth to have a look? It could be something stuck there. A while back one of my hens had this weird sneezing episode, it must have been stuck food or something because it was gone by the next day. It made me nervous too.

 

[CHlCKEN]

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?

No, it shouldn't affect her immediately or be that harmful.

 

[CHlCKEN]

I think something might be lodged in her throat.