Chicken open mouth breathing / wheezing

[MyISAbrownhens]

I returned from vacation to find one of my hens breathing with her mouth open and making this sound with every breath. Her nostrils and eyes look clear, her comb is a good color, and she is eating/drinking and active. I’m unsure of what to do for her or if she is getting enough air.

Video of her breathing

 

[dennisma1]

She doesnt look to distressed...the noise is interesting. Ive had plenty of hens with respiratory issues but they usually looked sick, or did this wierd neck in the air gasping thing if making noise. If it were me I would isolate her just to be safe . I've always got bird antibiotic around and figure it cant hurt.

 

[dennisma1]

You might want to peer into her beak too.