Hen "vomiting" Water

[chickensforthewin]

My 8 month old Rhode Island Red is continuously "vomiting" water. She seems fine. Not lethargic, eats well, drinks a bunch, lays an egg everyday, active, completely fine. My little one kept telling me, "water runs out of her mouth." I thought she was imagining it but then I started noticing wet spots from the throw up all over the coop. I just watched her do it four times in a row while leaning forward to eat a treat out of a bowl. I'm so confused because she seems perfectly healthy but this is happening all the time and that can't be normal. She doesn't smell sour, she has been de-wormed (we thought gapeworms), she doesn't vomit food, perfectly fine. Any suggestions?

 

[DobieLover]

Does her crop fully empty by morning?
What do her poops looks like?
How long has she been doing this?

 

[chickensforthewin]

Does her crop fully empty by morning?
What do her poops looks like?
How long has she been doing this?

Honestly, we are new to the chicken life, so I have to google how to check her crop. I will do that and check in the morning. Her poops are really wet but hold shape, so not liquid. My daughter has mentioned it for a while, probably a couple months but I never saw anything. I have been able to see the vomit spots in the coop for about two weeks now.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She doesn't smell sour, she has been de-wormed (we thought gapeworms), she doesn't vomit food, perfectly fine. Any suggestions?

Welcome To BYC

Can you post some photos of her and her poop?

You're seeing vomit spots in the coop?

Check her crop first thing in the morning to see if the crop is empty. The crop is on the right side near her breast. It should feel empty/flat in the mornings.
What do you feed including treats? Do you provide grit?

What did you deworm with? What symptoms did you see that make you think Gapeworms?

If her crop is not emptying overnight, then I'd begin treating her
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[chickensforthewin]

Thank you! I felt it this morning and it feels like a water balloon.

The reason we thought gapeworms was because a few months ago we saw a red worm in some poop in the coop. I didn’t know what kind of worm at the time but went to a local place and was given ivermectin (pour on) to administer. All was well and good. Then, when the temps started to climb one of my other hens developed wheezing (she had been sneezing since we got her). It eventually got where she was breathing with her mouth open and gasping. Then another started struggling to breathe and making a “barking” noise when breathing. We lost them both. I tried everything. That was almost a month ago. So, when she started vomiting all the water, I searched and gapeworms came up. Just as it has when the other hens were sick. I read that ivermectin doesn’t work on gapeworms and thought that must be whet this happened. So, I got fenbendzaole.

There are wet spots, kind of like spilled water, around the coop. We have a shaded section under the structure where she hangs out and there isn’t a water source and the splash puddles are throughout it.

We feed hen layer crumbles. I was told at the feed store that they don’t need grit if it’s crumbles, only pellets. We feed freeze dried mealworms and watermelon as treats.

This is actually good poop. Usually it’s not this firm and more dark yellow/orange color. You can see other poop that is more common for her, by her foot in the picture of her.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

If her crop feels like a water balloon, then I'd begin treating according to the article.

I would provide grit (crushed granite) free choice.
See that she's eating/drinking well.

Sneezing since you got them could be environmental - straw, dust, poor ventilation, molds, etc., or could be respiratory illness like Infectious Bronchitis if just sneezing.

Provide good ventilation and air flow in your coop.

 

[chickensforthewin]

If her crop feels like a water balloon, then I'd begin treating according to the article.

I would provide grit (crushed granite) free choice.
See that she's eating/drinking well.

Sneezing since you got them could be environmental - straw, dust, poor ventilation, molds, etc., or could be respiratory illness like Infectious Bronchitis if just sneezing.

Provide good ventilation and air flow in your coop.

Thank you! I will try the advice provided in the article and grit.

This hen doesn’t sneeze, that was the one we lost but helped lead us to the gapeworm train of thought. We have a solar power fan in the cupola and two windows In the coop. We are going to add a couple more vents though, just in case.

Thank you again! These ladies are our pets and the loss was rough on the kids. We can’t loose Merida too!!!