Jewel,
We honestly are not sure what happened to her beak. 2 weeks ago we put all the birds into a new coop. On the second night she had an abrasion to the beak like it got stuck on something and peeled. It only affected the top of the beak near the end. During the same time she appeared to have a problem with her crop being abnormally large. She got better from that and now she has a droopy comb, and the wheezing. I am not sure if she has a cold or like you said it is a problem from the beak injury. I will put some apple cider vinegar into the birds water and see what happens. Thank you for your reply.
Melissa
Re: Wheezing hen
Posted by: "Jewel Johnson" jewelclaire@yahoo.com jewelclaire
Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:15 pm (PDT)
What exactly happened to her beak? It sounds to me like an obstruction of her
upper airway that may be caused by her damaged beak. How is she behaving? Is
she acting lethargic or slow? I had a rescued hen from a "free range" facility
who had been de-beaked close to her nostrils. She occasionally would wheeze due
the problems caused by the beak mutilation inflicted on her at the hatchery.
She lived a happy, healthy life for years after rescuing her.
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