wannabesmallholder Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Don’t know if anyone can suggest what might be wrong with my pekin bantam? I found her on Saturday morning, lying in a corner of the run, gasping for breath. I really thought she was about to die so brought her inside and made her comfortable in a pet carrier. By the end of the day, she had perked up and was eating and by the end of the weekend she was strutting around the kitchen, demanding treats! I kept her in the carrier in the kitchen overnight and outside in a makeshift run in the garden during the day. Last night I felt like she was completely recovered, so moved her outside to a house and run on her own for the night. this morning she had relapsed and was in a bad way again, so she’s back inside. Her breathing is either an open mouthed silent gasp, or very noisy “snoring” - my husband described it as a “death rattle”! She is eating and drinking and pooing normally and otherwise looks well - red comb, clear eyes and nostrils. I am giving her a course of wormer as read it could be gape worm. Any other ideas what it could be? It was definitely made worse by being back out in the cold overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 I would definitely take a hen with those symptoms to a vet. Not all wormers work against gape worm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabesmallholder Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share Posted March 29, 2022 I’ve never taken a chicken to the vet. Do you just go to a normal pet vet, or do I need a farm vet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Either would do, but a small animal vet might not always have experience with chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Not a farm vet really - they’re actually less likely to know about chickens. Look on here to see if you can find a registered chicken vet near you. https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/find-a-vet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 We only use a small vets not a farm one. Chickens are more popular these days so hopefully someone should be able to give you some Baytril (antibiotics) I hope she gets well soon x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
