Yawning sick chicken!! Help please!

[Lucy Kenevan]

My chicken has been doing this yawning type motion very very regularly for around (every few minutes and then usually shakes her head directly after the “yawn”. Nobody else is yawning in the flock, but one other bird has a runny nose. She has been normal until recently she started to become tired, like closing her eyes while dust bathing. I have also noticed the she yawns a lot more while she’s dust bathing. This seems to have started right after she ate a dead baby songbird (I know it’s terrible). We are currently giving the birds diluted apple cider vinegar water for gapeworms, but it doesn’t seem to be helping. Please help, I really don’t want to have to lose another bird(

 

[redranger209]

My chicken has been doing this yawning type motion very very regularly for around (every few minutes and then usually shakes her head directly after the “yawn”. Nobody else is yawning in the flock, but one other bird has a runny nose. She has been normal until recently she started to become tired, like closing her eyes while dust bathing. I have also noticed the she yawns a lot more while she’s dust bathing. This seems to have started right after she ate a dead baby songbird (I know it’s terrible). We are currently giving the birds diluted apple cider vinegar water for gapeworms, but it doesn’t seem to be helping. Please help, I really don’t want to have to lose another bird(

Heat.

 

[Lucy Kenevan]

Heat.

None of the other birds are doing it. Could it really just be heat?

 

[redranger209]

None of the other birds are doing it. Could it really just be heat?

Yeah. Breeds that are more susceptible to heat, like Cochins and silkies, will start panting at wayyy colder temperatures than ones like isa browns.