WellingtonCoop
Chirping
- Jul 30, 2020
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Hi everyone,
One of my hens is suddenly wheezing. She makes an inhale wheeze and then shakes her head a bit. The head shaking doesn’t happen with every breath, but often enough that it is worrisome. Her sister died suddenly about 1.5 weeks ago. Just curled up in a corner to “rest” and was dead the next morning. No other visible signs of illness except that they haven’t been laying as much recently, and their combs are a tad paler than usual. I would say egg production has dropped 30-40%. (Might be the heat? But maybe illness related?)
Does the wheezing hen have something stuck in her crop, or do I have a serious respiratory illness on my hands? I have no idea how to diagnose or treat chicken ailments, and there aren’t any poultry vets anywhere near us. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
One of my hens is suddenly wheezing. She makes an inhale wheeze and then shakes her head a bit. The head shaking doesn’t happen with every breath, but often enough that it is worrisome. Her sister died suddenly about 1.5 weeks ago. Just curled up in a corner to “rest” and was dead the next morning. No other visible signs of illness except that they haven’t been laying as much recently, and their combs are a tad paler than usual. I would say egg production has dropped 30-40%. (Might be the heat? But maybe illness related?)
Does the wheezing hen have something stuck in her crop, or do I have a serious respiratory illness on my hands? I have no idea how to diagnose or treat chicken ailments, and there aren’t any poultry vets anywhere near us. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
