I think I have a sick hen, please help!

[BantamFan4Life]

My Frizzle Cochin Bantam hen isn't doing well all of the sudden. This morning when I went out to the coop she was incessantly sneezing, constantly each her face with her foot, she is opening her mouth really wide a gasping for breath, and I scrutinized her face and it appeared to have a greenish tint in it. I am not very experienced with my chickens getting sick, however I did have a hen that was breathing out of her beak when I held her. Is my chicken sick? Or am I just overreacting?

 

[sourland]

It almost sounds as if she has gotten something stuck in either her throat or nostril. If possible have someone hold her so that you can give a good examination. If you see a foreign body, try to gently pull it out with a pair of tweezers. Good luck.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

It almost sounds as if she has gotten something stuck in either her throat or nostril. If possible have someone hold her so that you can give a good examination. If you see a foreign body, try to gently pull it out with a pair of tweezers. Good luck.

I'll try that, thanks!

 

[sourland]

Keep us informed on how things work out.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

I tried to look down her beak but she wouldn't let me (she's not very tame). However, she looks fine now...

 

[sourland]

Scratching at her beak with her foot was pretty typical of getting something in a nostril. I have pulled grass, straw, hay, etc from the nostrils of birds showing similar symptoms. Glad that the problem has resolved.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Scratching at her beak with her foot was pretty typical of getting something in a nostril. I have pulled grass, straw, hay, etc from the nostrils of birds showing similar symptoms. Glad that the problem has resolved.

Yeah, hopefully it has. I haven't cleaned my coop in a long time so I wonder if it is possibly because of the high ammonia in the air. I will be cleaning the coop out today though.