What makes a chicken coop easy to live with?

[staceychristie]

Hi,

Dorothy seems to have a pulsating face!!! The skin between her Nostrils and her eye (on both sides) seems to be going in and out when she breathes. Her neck doesn't seem to be affected. She's breathing with her beak shut (I think).

She's eating, drinking and pooing ok, and she's not rattling - she's the picture of health.

I've not noticed this from her before, and my other 4 are ok, and don't do this.

Been wormed etc, but no ones laid since November.

Any idea why this bit of skin is moving please?

 

Thanks, Stacey

Edited May 7, 2010 by Guest

[staceychristie]

Quick update. She's pooped ok, but when she's drinking, sounds like she's garggling with the water. Breathing sounds ok (listened to her back, and no whezzing or rattles). Anyone had this before? She's still stuffing her face. Got her booked into vets tomorrow just in case.

 

Thanks

 

Stacey

[foreveryoung]

sorry i havent experianced anything like this, just wanted to say hope you hens ok

 

hopefully someone will be by to offer advice

emma

[staceychristie]

Thanks for your concern. They are little blighters. I feel it's like spinning plates on sticks - just when you thought you were done........................

Hope to keep you updated, meanwhile, we're on first name terms with our (EXCELLENT & Well priced) Vet

 

Stacey

[Plum]

How strange, will be interested to hear what it is. Hope it's nothing serious.

[staceychristie]

Thanks Plum.

She's perky still, and stuffing her face. Poos OK. Off to Vets this evening (preventative really) but I will post here later on to let you know. It is strange though, as she's always the most vocal, and I just noticed that this bit of skin was going in and out when she breathed. She's not rattling, and can still outrun me , her comb is also still very red and upright.

Thanks

 

Stacey

[Tutti Frutti]

Stacey, how did Dorothy get on at the vets? Strangely, my ex-barnie Ursula has started doing it too since she got back from her fortnight's holiday at the farm! Then this morning, she had a drink of water and threw it up She leant forward and it spilled out of her beak - maybe she just drank too much too quickly??? Or doesn't like the taste of the anit-Bs I've put in - what with Ursula and a couple of others sniffling, they might have caught something and I don't want anything to take hold! Once the anti-bs are done, I'll give them a break then Flubenvet them, as who knows how worm-infested the land is at the farm?

 

Worried that the old girl is nearing her time... and I've become so attached to the funny, friendly, chatty little old girl in just a few months

[staceychristie]

Sorry it's been so long Tutti,(I hate it when people don't come back to this forum after the diagnosis)

Well, just got back from vets today, after we lost one recently - could have sworn that Dorothy was struggling for breath.

Good news is that Dorothy is fine and well. Vet poked around her nostrils (Yes I know, I wouldn't of either, but he is a specialist.). She has a blockage caused by a damaged nostril (???) but it has healed and could have been there for months.

No AntiBiotics, just a bit of TLC and a hug (Ahhhhhh)

The draining fluid from your girls beak is quite common to ours too. The vet said that if it's clear, then there was no problem, as sometimes they overfill their crop so they can move solids around inthere. Girls love to drink it when it comes back out - YYYEEWWWWWWW

 

Stacey

[Tutti Frutti]

THANK YOU Stacey for letting me know, funnily enough I've been checking Ursula out and she just kind of stopped, just like that! Glad Dorothy is OK! They certainly have us wound round their little fingers, don't they?

Girls love to drink it when it comes back out - YYYEEWWWWWWW

EWWWWW! Dirty little so and sos!

[Plum]

Fascinating stuff Sounds like a knowledgable vet which is reassuring.