From what I know your hen seemed to display the symptoms of gapeworm. It’s a parasite that lives in the birds lungs and this is why they struggle breathing. I think antibiotics or a special treatment can really fox it up, but what you were doing seemed to work well also. I appreciate how some of your recent videos have highlighted the unfortunate side of poultry keeping, it helps spread awareness of how to help sick birds.
an Old time poultry breeder once told me to cure gapeworm, to take a feather and dip in turpinitine and wiggle it down the throat of the bird and it will cough up the worms. Don't know if this works as I have never had that problem
I don’t think I’d agree on gapeworms at this point necessarily, it’s rarer for that to be the case especially this time of year and I don’t hear them mention the bird is coughing/sneezing which you’d think you’d hear by the time they were this bad. It’s more than likely an illness/lung infection that needs medication. However if that didn’t work then they could try Valbazen dewormer, this would kill any gapeworms.
Looks to me like either a respiratory infection or gapeworm, which is a parasite that lives in bird’s airways. I haven’t noticed any discharge or mucus from her though, which is common in respiratory infections, which makes me think it’s gapeworm. You have to be careful treating it though, just like heartworms in pets, because if all the worms die at once, the body can’t just flush them out like parasites in the digestive system, and they could die of septic shock from the parasites rotting inside them. It could be spread throughout the flock, but started showing symptoms due to stress in the flock (cold winter weather). I worry that if Cleopatra’s toes really are dead, she may die due to septic shock if they aren’t amputated. If she lives, she’s going to need special care and housing since she probably won’t be able to roost, and staying on the ground at night in the coop is dangerous, especially in cold weather. She would become a special needs pet. If you’re having frostbite issues, it means that the coops where frostbite is occurring do not have enough ventilation. There needs to be air circulation so that the moisture produced by the chickens pooping and breathing can escape; instead what’s happening is the moisture is settling on the chickens and then freezing, causing frostbite. Frostbite is extremely painful and potentially lethal. Sealing the coops up tight with greenhouse plastic might seem like the best way to keep them warm, but most chickens are very cold hardy (although this depends on breed, age, and health), it’s the frostbite rather than the cold that gets them. Proper winter chicken coops should offer shelter from wind, precipitation, and predators, but still have air flow, such as a small, wire covered window up high to keep open slightly or small gaps throughout the construction so it isn’t as air tight. Chickens will roost all puffed up and huddled together, sitting on their legs, to keep warm and usually can do a fine job of it, unless there’s moisture to cause frostbite. If you’re concerned about your chickens getting frostbite in the short term, then cover their combs, wattles, feet, and legs in something waxy, like Musher’s Secret; it was designed to be applied to the paw pads of sled dogs to protect their feet from the cold and the snow and ice. A lot of people recommend Vaseline, and it does help, but it’s not as effective in preventing frostbite as a product like Musher’s Secret. And by god, please do not add any supplemental heat to the coops! Chickens do not need it if they have a proper coop, and it’s a huge fire hazard, as well as a huge risk to their safety if the heat that they have gotten used to stops working in the middle of the night, which can cause a fast, significant drop in temperature which can kill a bird. And I’m not talking about your indoor brooder and hospital setup, those are cases that obviously need supplemental heat. Keep up the good work caring for each and every animal’s needs, and I am praying that Cleopatra and Annie/Abby make it and recover. Good luck!
My pet aseel rooster had the same problem, I raised him since he was 4-7 days old and I grew really attached to him and fed him the best quality homemade feeds such as corn, wheat, oats, almonds, multivitamins. Two month ago I saw him coughing or sneezing and I thought it was due to something stuck on her nose. Few days after that I saw him struggling to breathe or do any other task, when I look closer into his mouth I saw a unusual amount of mucus around his throat, immediately I took him to my nearest animal doctor where he said that he can't identify the disease he had which made me wanna puch him so bad. I came to my house and did some research on the internet to find out what kind of disease he had and how can I cure him which I was unable to. He died the very next morning which made me severely dipressed for weeks. He was a beautiful black aseel with a super long peacock like tail. Still miss him so much.
@@FridayFamilyHomestead You have to use a dewormer to kill them, but make sure it’s actually one that will target the species of worms that cause gapeworm; not all dewormers are equal, and some only target certain species but not others. For example, tapeworms require special dewormers to kill, and a commonly used livestock dewormer, ivermectin, wouldn’t kill gapeworms, but would kill other internal worms like roundworms. With a chicken under suspicion of gapeworm or a chicken doing as badly as in this video, I’d strongly advise consulting a vet for help, because not only is choosing the right medication and administering it correctly difficult to get right on your own, ESPECIALLY in gapeworm, as gapeworm treatment can be very dangerous and can kill a heavily infected bird from sepsis (even though leaving it would also kill the bird by suffocation eventually). It’s best to involve a vet in treating gapeworm because gapeworm is a lot more dangerous and requires specialized treatment, just like hearworms in pets. Also, depending on where you live, you might not be able to just get dewormers off the shelf. In Canada where I am, any parasite prevention and treatment medications must be bought through a vet. And depending on the vets, some won’t prescribe anything without having seen the animal in the last little while., usually like 6 months to a year. Sometimes it’s too late though, and the bird is too heavily infested and won’t survive with or with treatment. At that point it’s much kinder to put them down, because the worms will kill them from slow suffocation. And if one bird is showing gapeworm symptoms and you know it isn’t something else causing the symptoms, you will have to complete a course of the appropriate dewormer throughout the whole flock and other birds on the farm that are susceptible because it will likely be infecting them, but it just hasn’t gotten bad enough to be very symptomatic. Gapeworm will just lie in wait and as soon as your bird becomes stressed or sick or weak, young or old, they will take over and end up killing a bird if not caught and treated early enough. This isn’t just true of gapeworms but rather all parasites to my knowledge, as they are opportunistic and target the weakest animals with the least resistance to infection. I would treat the whole flock on a regular schedule to manage infection if you know you have gapeworm on the property because of the severity of an infection, just like how all dogs and outdoor cats are advised to be kept on a heartworm medication, and a vet can direct you on the proper procedure to do this. This would have to become part of routine farm treatment. And as a side note, holistic treatments for worms do not work; at best, they can maybe slow their infestation rate by making the gut biome less appealing, but they will not prevent an infection and they will not kill worms. They will certainly not prevent or treat gapeworm. Just something to note is that gapeworm is actually more common in waterfowl than chickens, but can spread from one species to another. If you have any ducks and geese or other species of poultry, I would recommend keeping an eye on them for symptoms too and treating them as well if a chicken gets it, and vice versa.
2 of our chickens gasped like that, we used safe-guard equine dewormer and it fixed them right up. I don't think they actually had gape worm but it helped them. You just put 2 dots of it in their beak. Ours were better in 2 days of treatments and a year later now are still fine
You can use first Saturday lime too! We lost one of our chickens from gapeworm and thought that was the end of it until another chicken did the same breathing thing too she was of the verge of dying. So we bought FSL and she was healed in like two days. It’s totally natural and safe!
you sure on the dose it says .23ml per pound hens are around 5lbs thats about 1.15ml of wormer so round it to 1ml i have a chicken with gapeworm as well and thats what was reccomended if im wrong id love to find out sooner than later lol
@Crazy People Around the World now of course the comment was pretty basic and repeated multiple times, but there are also the same amount of correction comments out there which well.. Was obviously something we knew and didn't need to have corrected as if we were a bunch of children, and I don't care what you say call me if either a nerd or retard after the comment I placed down, I seriously don't mind.
Honestly.... I am questioning that statement. Seems being a collector in special bred chickens from all over the world being put through these type weather elements where they are freezing off all parts of MANY different birds does NOT reflect your statement.
@@cassandrahens8627 nailed it…. I hang on cause I hope that this is a learning curve. But if he has the same problem when he has that Avery open, it’s going to be a disaster for his reputation…. A DISASTER I tell you….. public perception will definitely have had enough.
@@FynnOliverEmonSill After seeing another video of his tiltled "We tricked our hens into hatching the RAREST peacock eggs." Im thinking the same. He's in it for the $.
I’m so elated that Annie recovered. I’ve had a few losses last summer and one was definitely a respiratory Illness. I caught her before anyone else got sick but sadly she passes within 24 hours. She was a youth and I’m grateful it was quick for her poor darling
Sadly one cant buy antibiotics for poultry anymore. HOWEVER, you can buy medicated chick feed. It will also have extra nutrients to give the hen an extra boost!
When my hen started breathing like that I found some videos that helped me figure out what could be wrong. I am so great full to the people that post videos. They really do save lives! Anyway, I found out that she had been laying eggs internally. Chickens don't have a protective layer around their organs, so the yoke builds up and eventually there's is so much of it that it puts pressure on their air sacs. The treatment for that is drawing out the fluid with a huge needle. I had to do that every couple of days and that's pretty traumatic. She ended up living about 9 months like that. There is a shot you can get but good luck finding a vet that will see chickens! Even the avian vets refused to treat her, because they are considered poultry!! Chickens are not only birds by definition. They are incredible, highly intelligent birds. The fact that most vets don't find them worthy of treatment because humans eat them... that's just mind blowing. That's what makes them poultry, the fact that they are consumed commercially. If they weren't they would be worthy enough to be on the birds list, not poultry! Needless to say, I could not find a vet worth a damn, and my hen died. Anyway hopefully this will help someone! I should probably make a video lol!
Did you check if she has something STUCK IN HER THROAT? it's exactly the same behavior my pet bird did, when he had a bit of food stuck in it's throat. Easyer breathing when calm, and when in movement struggling extremely.. like my bird..I wish you the best luck with her, you do such a great job and I adore your channel for the dedication you have for your kids and animals..
@Brandon Latham thanks for your explanation. Good to know. That's what the vet told us with our pet bird, and I echoed what I was told. But you know exactly what you are talking about, so excuse my comment, I didn't know better.
It could mean it has gapeworms. There is one particularly nasty parasite that can cause symptoms which are often confused with a respiratory infection. Gapeworm eggs sit in the soil and are ingested by poultry while feeding.
So cool you guys didn't just put her down and tried to help. So proud for you and your beautiful family. Those boys of yours sure are awesome. What an amazing and fullfiling life you're providing them. Kids should have experiences like this I feel like it helps connect them to the world and really appreciate hard work it takes and the beauty of life.
Thank you so much for sharing this story. I just started working at a new farm about 2 months ago and have been taking care of hens for the first time. This afternoon, I found a hen breathing heavy like yours was, but when I picked her up to try and bring her to isolation, she died in my arms. It was heartbreaking, but this video makes me hopeful that I'll be able to catch the warning signs early enough to care for the next one like you cared for yours.
It is gapeworm you need to give her some wormer asap & repeat every couple of days until she stops gaping then every week treat her for the worm try to keep her quite & settled as the more stressed she gets the worse her breathing will get.
It's so heartbreaking when our animals are sick or hurt. I lost a quail the other day. I mourned all day. I think he broke his neck. 😭 Great Job❤️ New Sub🥰
a chicken newbie owner here and one of my girls is sick going on a week or so and started second guessing myself on how I’ve been treating her using vet RX in water and in mouth on face and under feathers and this video makes me feel better about treating the hen. Praying I don’t lose her
Vet RX is not a treatment, more it just eases the symptoms, you need to find out what is wrong and treat it properly. There is a large chicken forum you could try to find answers in, BYC (Backyard Chickens). Good luck.
Use VetRx essential oils. Winter is difficult for birds as dust builds up. Add to warm water and VetRx and add to clean fresh water for all. And clean the inside space for all birds.
I think your bird has gape worm. After watching quite a few of your videos, it seems your farm is having a ton of issues with parasites of all types. I recommend that you start adding Apple cider vinegar to your waters. It helps to get rid of bacteria and parasites in waters and inside of your birds. Every year, I dust each chicken by hand with the seven powder. Since you have such a big farm, I wouldn’t recommend doing it by hand but at least putting Seven powder in the bedding or places that your birds dust bathe in. It gets ride of all sorts of ground parasites including lice and mites, Also, VetRX helps smooth the throats of birds. Make sure you only put 1 or two drops down your chickens throat. (Also if it gets really cold, use Vaseline and VetRX on combs, feet, and wattles to keep there heat in. This helps prevent frostbite.) I’m glad that you guys take such great care of your animals. I wish your australorp the best!!!
I have read many warnings against Seven Dust and that say definitely NO Vaseline on combs. Everyone needs to do their research before they decide for themselves and what they are comfortable with. For every story of a great remedy, it seems there's another that had a bad experience with it. It's hard to know what to trust.
When my chickens respiratory issues I have got a treatment for respiratory issues that is loaded with garlic it stinks 😩 but it works and you squeeze the bottle and it has a bulbuls section at the top that will give you the required dose to water ratio. I am glad she is doing well, as for the other chicken her claws need cutting as they have twisted and growing towards the back of her feet. This will help her be more comfortable when walking. Hope this helps as my chickens appreciate it. Keep up the good work love you channel 😃💕
It's so hard to see a pet in pain and it's great to see all the commitment you put into getting them better and making sure they stay that way. I also love the look of enjoyment the baby is getting out of what she is eating. Like it's the best thing she has ever tasted! It must be her favorite
Adorable video I went from having anxiety for Annie to calming down and seeing all the beautiful animals that you have on your farm. This is nice to see kids learn and have compassion for nature from an early age.
Amazing that you noticed and provided emergency care for the chicken that acted like she had something stuck in her thoat. I feel so bad for any of the critters getting frostbite, isn't there a way to hang heat lamps with extension cords to their pens! Praying for a full recovery! God Bless!
Thank you so much for sharing. I am so new to it and just lost my baby again this year...I am studying but I just can't act quick enough. Also it happened after rehome so its hard just visiting twice a week and etc...I am having a hard time grieving over and over this year. I have ISA Browns...I love them to death. I have never thought they get sick and hard to find vets who takes care of I thought and we have to help. Thank you again!You are amazing saving lives of chickens.
We've been in this situation before and you are doing exactly what we did! Checking on your girls individually shows how much you appreciate your 'girls' and that you take your job as flock owner seriously. We have use vetrx in the water and sometimes a drop in the the throat. Keep up the good work!
I really like what you have done for your birds. It reminds of how we took care of our birds when we first got them and through the years. It’s good you’re teaching your kids as well. Bless you for your kindness.
Poor baby, hope she is better now. If a human can’t breathe, we aren’t going to want to eat or drink either. More time without oxygen. This just shows me I don’t know enough to take care of chickens just yet
its something you learn as you god. like this year we had a chicken with a vitamin defieciance and a chicken lose his feet to frost bite. last year we had frost bite aswell
I'm working through chest cold and really feel for Abbie. We've usually had chickens throughout my life, and I've seen a few with a frostbite nub that have lost toes. Bless them. I had a horribly injured chicken whom I considered putting down (mauled by a dog) But due to the insand diligence by my daughter who made a support garment for her (Her thigh/belly was partially degloved.) She came through like a trooper; laid an egg less than a week later, and lived to the same age as her peers. Never saw such an injured chicken survive, but with support, they are VERY sturdy birds! I ccouldn't BELIEVE she was back to laying eggs so quick! Thanks to you and your boys for their faith and affection.
I had a chicken with a similar injury survive and was shocked! A fox attacked her and I ran after the fox and freed her, but her leg and thigh were degloved. It was awful! I took this Watkins salve we had and slathered it on, and put her in a pen by herself. I just kept her fed and watered and slathered with salve. She slowly grew skin over the leg and thigh, and then grew feathers. She lived to a ripe old age and was a good layer. I still marvel when I think of how she survived when I thought for sure she would die.
Wow, your daughter is amazing & smart. I don’t know how she even knew how to do that. I Love animals so very much, I would have only thought of worst case. She has a gift for sure
You have to make some improvements. It has been negative 20-30 several times where I live this year, none of my hens have severe frostbite. It being cold outside isn't an excuse. If it was normal for chickens to get severe frostbite inside their enclosure...Well, people would lose their flocks every year and so would every flock owner in the upper midwest.
Jake you do such a great job nursing those hands back to health, seems like the cold weather has taken a toll on your chickens. But I really didn’t think Annie was going to make it the way she was beating. But those drops really seemed to help her. Seeing the two with frost bite was very sad, but I think they healed each other being in there together.
That VetRX is pretty good stuff. When I raised canaries I used it. When they had breathing issues like this it was usually air sac mites. If it didn’t clear up in about 14 days I added on board some ivermectin and frontline spray. Birds normally can keep the air sac mites under control but it just takes one or two days of low resistance for them to get over taken. So glad she’s recovered. I love when farmers don’t mind taking the extra for that one bird. ❤️
We recently had a hen who was struggling to breathe. We isolated her and treated much the same you did with yours (we had a 2nd hen we placed with her due to injury also) ours did have a wheezing sound along with her l difficulty breathing. We took her to the vet, had her evaluated and had X-ray. Ultimately it was determined she has an enlarged heart and pneumonia related to congestive heart failure. We have given her Lasix and she is improving.
My chickens got sick a while back and I also gave them VetRX and vitamins too. It took a few weeks but they did clear up. At the time I wasn't sure if that was the right thing to do for them (even though all made it through it) but I'm glad I got to see you do it cause now I know I did the right thing.
I just shared this video with some channels that have their first flock. It is awesome that you share your knowledge and have become a go to site for information. I see that you have crossed the Million sub bar, so congratulations! You and your family certainly deserve it, for all of the hard work you all put into sharing your journey.
We brought our hens in, gave them a vapor steam bath, then put them in a brooder tub with oregano, thyme, rosemary, lavender, menthol, and eucalyptus under the bedding. We also put colloidal silver in the water and they cleared right up.
All of the other commenters have good suggestions. Gape worms are pretty rare, unless in warm sub tropical weather. More likely a respiratory infection. If you can get a fecal test and throat swab at local vet or state university lab. It also could be respiratory infection due to lowered immune system that caused increase of coccidiosis or round worms, that on a smaller scale live in the gut biome of most chickens without incident. This is very normal in autumn/winter after a summer of eating yummy bugs, worms as the parasite eggs live in the dirt. Just like people, changing seasons affect them. There’s also the possibility that a gentle massaging of the hen’s crop in a downward motion can clear breathing issues. Sometimes you will actually hear little cricking cracking noise like a Chiro adjustment. Best to hold Annie with two hands and gently feel while massaging & shifting her neck. You can also sway & lift her with hands under her wings like a little gentle hula. If a chicken is stressed, try “purring” to them like their Mamas do to chicks. It really works even putting them into a nap! This is a great tool for children to learn to do to breathe & purr to chickens to calm their own anxiety too. Very powerful.
I have had problems with my chickens having something indigestible in their crop, usually bedding or long blades of grass. Massage definitely helped in those situations. The stones that they swallow to help "chew," as it were, do make a funny sound when I have done that in the past.
HOW DO YOU PURR A CHICKEN AND WHATS THE ACTUAL SOUND...INTERESTING SO MUCH OF CARE IS. SIMILAR TO HUMAN CARE CHILD CARE LUNGS ETC IVE LIKED MOVING COOPS ON WHEELS SO GET FRESH GRASS SEEMS SMART YOUNG COUPLE DOING THEIR OWN
We had her under a warm heat lamp in a fully enclosed building where I could check on her every hour. Inside chickens are not a possibility with our small home.
I thought this was going to be a video about something different. I am happy to have come across this video and touched by your attention to all of your animals. Great management but moreso showing the value of taking care of each animal and how that balances and creates a healthy and happy farm. Thank you.
Thank you for your extreme love for all your animals and going 1000 yards and beyond to save them and cure Zamm and heal them and repair any damage that happens to them because I know a lot of farmers that were just let them die and let nature take over. I hope you win the battle for Abbey. It has the frozen feet, and I’m glad the chicken that was having difficulty breathing,? Amy? Is better by now… I was born with asthma, issues. And watching that bird gasp for air was just how I live my life for the first 22 years of my life. It’s a terrible feeling and I was hospitalized and taken to the ER many times to prevent me from dying. I came from a large family of 12 children and there just wasn’t lots of money and in the winter time I wish the worst. Winter has hit here hard in the Midwest and already, I’m struggling to breathe this past week. It has been in the asthma has reappeared in my life and today I have to go to the hospital for an infusion and it’s 22 or 24° outside B-r-rrr
Have mercy! That poor thing looks like I feel sometimes with my COPD! Difference is I have reasoning that helps me cope with the anxiety of slowly suffocating!!! The sure & confident way you guys handle it conveys trust & helps keep it calm! Which is a mega biggie when dealing with this particular problem. The instant you give in to the fear, of being unable to breathe, everything goes downhill! That’s when your trachea constricts & your lungs begin to speed up respirations you don’t have to begin with!!! That is some very lucky birds to live with you guys!Thank you for sharing & maybe my sharing helps you realize just how much of a Miracle you guys are doing out there on your hill! I know your chicken sure appreciates you!!! Blessings ! ❤ from Texas, USA
I grew up in Northern Minnesota. I raised chickens. Sometimes frostbite on the toes happens. Most of my chickens were fine, but the occasional hen would end up with frostbite. It was usually the underdog that the more dominant birds chased off the perches. The coop did not have a floor; it was dirt. I assumed that sleeping on the frozen ground did it. We had straw, but the chickens always rearranged it and left bare patches. I would spread it out, but then find the chickens did a bunch of scratching and left piles in areas and other areas bare.
Love the care you gave to those chickens! The way you didn't want to leave them in a small cage so you let them roam on the floor of the shed! I hope you have no more problems like this0
I see the small money that you harvest from your farm and think how much your intelligence and skills would be worth in the marketplace; dollar wise there is no comparison. But the farm shows how little it takes to provide for your family and how much you get robbed when you work away from home. The relationships you retain working at home with family, the animals, and community really go to the heart of purpose of what you’re made for. Must be very satisfying.
My chicken, Martha, struggled breathing because a smoke issue because we got a heat lamp that made some smoke in their coop. Anyway, we got antibiotic shots that are used for swine. We used it for like six days three shots today. And she got better. I really hope your chicken gets better.
We have had some birds do this. Its been anything from a worm, or they just get a cold (URI) or sometimes their crop can compact causing they to not be able to breath. As in sometimes they dont eat enough grit (some of time dont as they dont like the taste of rocks lol) so I have to push that compact up. You can use and inhaler to help get some breathing if its really bad. and mint/peppermint oil or even extract as it helps with pain and keeps air ways clear. Antibiotics help as you were doing to keep them boosted. We have been using CDB oil also for a lot of our treatments for our flock FOR so many things because its worked and helped a lot with older birds that dont seem to handle the harsher meds sometimes. NOT saying what you are doing is not working I mean I seen the vid and great job. Just some extra info for anything in the future if you need it. Also this year during the huge freeze we had in PA 3 of my roosters either got wind burn bad or frost bit or a touch of both. I have one still healing up. The one will lose most of his HUGE beautiful comb an some of his waddles but BUT I still have them they didnt lose their life. I used bag balm to neo on them and the only thing that helped them really well was Banixx you could soak her foot in Empson salt 2/3 times a day for a little bit. It may help loosen it an keep it from getting infected.
We have a hen starting to do this but she make a strange peep noise but when I picked her up she’s definitely wheezing. I started electorates and vet RX hopefully she recovers. Great video thanks 🙏 for all the great information for us newer chicken owners.
The Egyptian chicken breed comes from a hot place without icy winters. She also seems less fluffy, more sleek than the other breeds you have. When the temps go very low at night, the chickens will fluff out their feathers and tuck in their feet. Maybe this breed has less insulating feathers for this? Do you have any other chickens of her breed for comparison of how well they handle the cold?
It might be sour crop. I once had a rooster who had it and I just had to rub his throat and 1 teaspoon of Epson salt in 1/2 a cup of water squirted down twice daily for 2-3 days. Hope it helps!
Props to you for not just performing the coup de grace, and giving them care. as someone that had my own small farm at one time, I know that care often doesn't out weigh the return but its not always about that when you are a conscious farmer
Looks like gapeworm to me as well commenters, we have fixed this in some hens and others die. We used an oragano oil for antibiotics and it's healed some
I also live in Missouri (mid Mo- near Jeff city) and we also have an Egyptian Fayoumi (got it with a hatchery special deal) and from the info on the website they are know to not do well in cold climates. So it was likely just a breed characteristic that caused the frost burnt toes and not so much to do with something happening or an issue with the coop/care. I hope she pull through, so far ours is doing pretty good. The good thing about them is that they are great at free ranging bc they are skid-dish and fast.
Vetericyn is the absolute best for wounds. A friend had an issue on his leg, a spider bite, cellulitis. He used Vetericyn and it cleared it up. His physician was surprised, he had been prescribing very expensive ointment that wasn't working.
@@TheUrbancluckers if it is gapeworm and if chicken this big have a symptom, then it is very likely it is going to be fatal to the chicken because it means there's too much worm. But it isn't, so this is not a gapeworm. Usually only small chicks have a symptom, so quickly treat all of the chicks with dewormer medication to prevent it from deteriorating. The current condition (in this video) is probably due to heart palpitation (exhaustion) for being too cold, it couldn't work hard enough to maintain heat. Basically, it is lack of air; it could be fluids in lung (infection, pneumonia), exhaustion (eg: heart palpitation), or blockage (eg: gapeworm). Or it is panting because it is too hot (in warm climate).
People argue all the time that "chickens don't need heat to survive." True, most of the time they can survive, but that's all they're going to do. But humans can survive in -40°F temperatures, but your life is going to be pretty damned crappy, uncomfortable, and stressful - and you're probably going to lose some appendages - you'll probably "survive" but you're not going to thrive. I think after you see the first bit of frostbite some action should be taken to upgrade your bird's quality of life. I don't think it will break you to spend a few bucks on some coop heaters or heat mats. I bought 3 off of Amazon for $100. They give off just enough heat to let them warm their bottoms when needed. Much better then letting your hens lose limbs and catch pneumonias or whatever is going on there. I would feel like a real asshole if I let this happen to my girls. I'm sure RUclips is providing some income for you. You can afford a few heat mats for these beings you have committed to care for. And I just cannot understand how that one hen got to the point that her leg is dying before you noticed or took action. I don't mean to be a jerk, but come on, dude.
It's gapeworm. Give all you poultry including the one in the video a generous dose of poultry wormer into the water supply, make sure it's their only water supply to insure they drink the water with the wormer mixed in.
I wanted to thank you for videoing your hen gaping for air. I happen to have a hen doing this too! She started out being weak and it looked like she forgot how to be a chicken. Almost a Alzheimer's type situation. She looked confused, I noticed that she wasn't her normal chatty self so I caught her and removed her from her flock and noticed she had lost a lot of condition and was super thin. Today I hand fed her with a syringe of partially cooked egg, with yogurt, honey and a little garlic. I then added extra herbs for her second egg. I also syringed honey water into her mouth. I then remembered this video and decided to look up gapeworm. I treated her with a pea sized bit of Fenbendazole dewormer paste since that's what I had on hand. That was at 3pm this afternoon. Her appetite has come back but she is only wanting the egg yolk/herbs mixture. I just gave her the last feeding of the evening. Anyway, thanks for the video. What was the outcome of your hen?
@@whitehouseonthehill what have you been doing for her? what meds? I have been giving my hen a dab of fenbendazole 2x per day and that really seemed to help her. She is still not eating on her own. Can you please give me some insight in what you have been doing for your hen? Thanks!
From what I know your hen seemed to display the symptoms of gapeworm. It’s a parasite that lives in the birds lungs and this is why they struggle breathing. I think antibiotics or a special treatment can really fox it up, but what you were doing seemed to work well also. I appreciate how some of your recent videos have highlighted the unfortunate side of poultry keeping, it helps spread awareness of how to help sick birds.
an Old time poultry breeder once told me to cure gapeworm, to take a feather and dip in turpinitine and wiggle it down the throat of the bird and it will cough up the worms. Don't know if this works as I have never had that problem
I was looking for this comment! I fully agree! It looks like gape worm to me also!!
Gapeworm is extremely rare, especially with those that live in a colder climate.
It's winter though... Gapeworm is extremely rare during the winter...
I don’t think I’d agree on gapeworms at this point necessarily, it’s rarer for that to be the case especially this time of year and I don’t hear them mention the bird is coughing/sneezing which you’d think you’d hear by the time they were this bad. It’s more than likely an illness/lung infection that needs medication. However if that didn’t work then they could try Valbazen dewormer, this would kill any gapeworms.
Looks to me like either a respiratory infection or gapeworm, which is a parasite that lives in bird’s airways. I haven’t noticed any discharge or mucus from her though, which is common in respiratory infections, which makes me think it’s gapeworm. You have to be careful treating it though, just like heartworms in pets, because if all the worms die at once, the body can’t just flush them out like parasites in the digestive system, and they could die of septic shock from the parasites rotting inside them. It could be spread throughout the flock, but started showing symptoms due to stress in the flock (cold winter weather).
I worry that if Cleopatra’s toes really are dead, she may die due to septic shock if they aren’t amputated. If she lives, she’s going to need special care and housing since she probably won’t be able to roost, and staying on the ground at night in the coop is dangerous, especially in cold weather. She would become a special needs pet.
If you’re having frostbite issues, it means that the coops where frostbite is occurring do not have enough ventilation. There needs to be air circulation so that the moisture produced by the chickens pooping and breathing can escape; instead what’s happening is the moisture is settling on the chickens and then freezing, causing frostbite. Frostbite is extremely painful and potentially lethal. Sealing the coops up tight with greenhouse plastic might seem like the best way to keep them warm, but most chickens are very cold hardy (although this depends on breed, age, and health), it’s the frostbite rather than the cold that gets them. Proper winter chicken coops should offer shelter from wind, precipitation, and predators, but still have air flow, such as a small, wire covered window up high to keep open slightly or small gaps throughout the construction so it isn’t as air tight. Chickens will roost all puffed up and huddled together, sitting on their legs, to keep warm and usually can do a fine job of it, unless there’s moisture to cause frostbite. If you’re concerned about your chickens getting frostbite in the short term, then cover their combs, wattles, feet, and legs in something waxy, like Musher’s Secret; it was designed to be applied to the paw pads of sled dogs to protect their feet from the cold and the snow and ice. A lot of people recommend Vaseline, and it does help, but it’s not as effective in preventing frostbite as a product like Musher’s Secret. And by god, please do not add any supplemental heat to the coops! Chickens do not need it if they have a proper coop, and it’s a huge fire hazard, as well as a huge risk to their safety if the heat that they have gotten used to stops working in the middle of the night, which can cause a fast, significant drop in temperature which can kill a bird. And I’m not talking about your indoor brooder and hospital setup, those are cases that obviously need supplemental heat.
Keep up the good work caring for each and every animal’s needs, and I am praying that Cleopatra and Annie/Abby make it and recover. Good luck!
You have detailed out a great concern.
I learned so much from your comment!!! Thanks!!
My pet aseel rooster had the same problem, I raised him since he was 4-7 days old and I grew really attached to him and fed him the best quality homemade feeds such as corn, wheat, oats, almonds, multivitamins. Two month ago I saw him coughing or sneezing and I thought it was due to something stuck on her nose. Few days after that I saw him struggling to breathe or do any other task, when I look closer into his mouth I saw a unusual amount of mucus around his throat, immediately I took him to my nearest animal doctor where he said that he can't identify the disease he had which made me wanna puch him so bad. I came to my house and did some research on the internet to find out what kind of disease he had and how can I cure him which I was unable to. He died the very next morning which made me severely dipressed for weeks.
He was a beautiful black aseel with a super long peacock like tail. Still miss him so much.
All of this!!!
Now, how do you properly treat gapeworm please?? I’ve heard of it…i like to know and be prepared
@@FridayFamilyHomestead You have to use a dewormer to kill them, but make sure it’s actually one that will target the species of worms that cause gapeworm; not all dewormers are equal, and some only target certain species but not others. For example, tapeworms require special dewormers to kill, and a commonly used livestock dewormer, ivermectin, wouldn’t kill gapeworms, but would kill other internal worms like roundworms. With a chicken under suspicion of gapeworm or a chicken doing as badly as in this video, I’d strongly advise consulting a vet for help, because not only is choosing the right medication and administering it correctly difficult to get right on your own, ESPECIALLY in gapeworm, as gapeworm treatment can be very dangerous and can kill a heavily infected bird from sepsis (even though leaving it would also kill the bird by suffocation eventually). It’s best to involve a vet in treating gapeworm because gapeworm is a lot more dangerous and requires specialized treatment, just like hearworms in pets. Also, depending on where you live, you might not be able to just get dewormers off the shelf. In Canada where I am, any parasite prevention and treatment medications must be bought through a vet. And depending on the vets, some won’t prescribe anything without having seen the animal in the last little while., usually like 6 months to a year.
Sometimes it’s too late though, and the bird is too heavily infested and won’t survive with or with treatment. At that point it’s much kinder to put them down, because the worms will kill them from slow suffocation. And if one bird is showing gapeworm symptoms and you know it isn’t something else causing the symptoms, you will have to complete a course of the appropriate dewormer throughout the whole flock and other birds on the farm that are susceptible because it will likely be infecting them, but it just hasn’t gotten bad enough to be very symptomatic. Gapeworm will just lie in wait and as soon as your bird becomes stressed or sick or weak, young or old, they will take over and end up killing a bird if not caught and treated early enough. This isn’t just true of gapeworms but rather all parasites to my knowledge, as they are opportunistic and target the weakest animals with the least resistance to infection. I would treat the whole flock on a regular schedule to manage infection if you know you have gapeworm on the property because of the severity of an infection, just like how all dogs and outdoor cats are advised to be kept on a heartworm medication, and a vet can direct you on the proper procedure to do this. This would have to become part of routine farm treatment. And as a side note, holistic treatments for worms do not work; at best, they can maybe slow their infestation rate by making the gut biome less appealing, but they will not prevent an infection and they will not kill worms. They will certainly not prevent or treat gapeworm.
Just something to note is that gapeworm is actually more common in waterfowl than chickens, but can spread from one species to another. If you have any ducks and geese or other species of poultry, I would recommend keeping an eye on them for symptoms too and treating them as well if a chicken gets it, and vice versa.
2 of our chickens gasped like that, we used safe-guard equine dewormer and it fixed them right up. I don't think they actually had gape worm but it helped them. You just put 2 dots of it in their beak. Ours were better in 2 days of treatments and a year later now are still fine
Can you use any wormer ?
You can use first Saturday lime too! We lost one of our chickens from gapeworm and thought that was the end of it until another chicken did the same breathing thing too she was of the verge of dying. So we bought FSL and she was healed in like two days. It’s totally natural and safe!
I think I have one with gapeworm after 14days of abt for impacted crop then sour crop. She is better but but more than a TBS of food and she wheezes
you sure on the dose it says .23ml per pound hens are around 5lbs thats about 1.15ml of wormer so round it to 1ml i have a chicken with gapeworm as well and thats what was reccomended if im wrong id love to find out sooner than later lol
This is so touching, nice to see people caring for their animals and their family. 🙏❤️
Your kid wanting to check on her at night before and after chores just shows his love for animals.
Really? Did you conclude that and feel the need to communicate it to the boys father in the event he couldn't discern the obvious?
@@crazypeoplearoundtheworld304 Aren't you a ray of sunshine.
@@trishallain6503 thank you. Glad you recognize my
Contribution for the betterment of all the RUclips commenters.
@Crazy People Around the World now of course the comment was pretty basic and repeated multiple times, but there are also the same amount of correction comments out there which well.. Was obviously something we knew and didn't need to have corrected as if we were a bunch of children, and I don't care what you say call me if either a nerd or retard after the comment I placed down, I seriously don't mind.
@Crazy People Around the World and also, you definitely deserve a raise for the type of job you do 👍
I love that you care for every single animal no matter how big or small.
Definitely. Even if a lot of them don't make it, it's definitely appreciated that he tries to help them all.
Honestly.... I am questioning that statement. Seems being a collector in special bred chickens from all over the world being put through these type weather elements where they are freezing off all parts of MANY different birds does NOT reflect your statement.
@@cassandrahens8627 nailed it…. I hang on cause I hope that this is a learning curve. But if he has the same problem when he has that Avery open, it’s going to be a disaster for his reputation…. A DISASTER I tell you….. public perception will definitely have had enough.
@@FynnOliverEmonSill After seeing another video of his tiltled "We tricked our hens into hatching the RAREST peacock eggs." Im thinking the same. He's in it for the $.
He cares so much, he didn't bother to take a suffering animal to the vet.
I’m so elated that Annie recovered. I’ve had a few losses last summer and one was definitely a respiratory Illness. I caught her before anyone else got sick but sadly she passes within 24 hours. She was a youth and I’m grateful it was quick for her poor darling
Sadly one cant buy antibiotics for poultry anymore. HOWEVER, you can buy medicated chick feed. It will also have extra nutrients to give the hen an extra boost!
I've seen my chickens gasp for air..I'm watching how you help.
You have such great kids..
When my hen started breathing like that I found some videos that helped me figure out what could be wrong. I am so great full to the people that post videos. They really do save lives! Anyway, I found out that she had been laying eggs internally. Chickens don't have a protective layer around their organs, so the yoke builds up and eventually there's is so much of it that it puts pressure on their air sacs. The treatment for that is drawing out the fluid with a huge needle. I had to do that every couple of days and that's pretty traumatic. She ended up living about 9 months like that. There is a shot you can get but good luck finding a vet that will see chickens! Even the avian vets refused to treat her, because they are considered poultry!! Chickens are not only birds by definition. They are incredible, highly intelligent birds. The fact that most vets don't find them worthy of treatment because humans eat them... that's just mind blowing. That's what makes them poultry, the fact that they are consumed commercially. If they weren't they would be worthy enough to be on the birds list, not poultry! Needless to say, I could not find a vet worth a damn, and my hen died. Anyway hopefully this will help someone! I should probably make a video lol!
I hope the hen gets ok!! And bless you for being attentive to her illness!
Beautiful seeing the care you give to every animal!
Did you check if she has something STUCK IN HER THROAT? it's exactly the same behavior my pet bird did, when he had a bit of food stuck in it's throat. Easyer breathing when calm, and when in movement struggling extremely.. like my bird..I wish you the best luck with her, you do such a great job and I adore your channel for the dedication you have for your kids and animals..
@Brandon Latham thanks for your explanation. Good to know. That's what the vet told us with our pet bird, and I echoed what I was told. But you know exactly what you are talking about, so excuse my comment, I didn't know better.
How did you get out what was stuck in her throat?
It could mean it has gapeworms. There is one particularly nasty parasite that can cause symptoms which are often confused with a respiratory infection. Gapeworm eggs sit in the soil and are ingested by poultry while feeding.
So cool you guys didn't just put her down and tried to help. So proud for you and your beautiful family. Those boys of yours sure are awesome. What an amazing and fullfiling life you're providing them. Kids should have experiences like this I feel like it helps connect them to the world and really appreciate hard work it takes and the beauty of life.
Thank you so much for sharing this story. I just started working at a new farm about 2 months ago and have been taking care of hens for the first time. This afternoon, I found a hen breathing heavy like yours was, but when I picked her up to try and bring her to isolation, she died in my arms. It was heartbreaking, but this video makes me hopeful that I'll be able to catch the warning signs early enough to care for the next one like you cared for yours.
Ahh, I’m sorry to hear that
It’s nice to see you installed love for animals in your little boy
It is gapeworm you need to give her some wormer asap & repeat every couple of days until she stops gaping then every week treat her for the worm try to keep her quite & settled as the more stressed she gets the worse her breathing will get.
It's so heartbreaking when our animals are sick or hurt. I lost a quail the other day. I mourned all day. I think he broke his neck. 😭 Great Job❤️ New Sub🥰
a chicken newbie owner here and one of my girls is sick going on a week or so and started second guessing myself on how I’ve been treating her using vet RX in water and in mouth on face and under feathers and this video makes me feel better about treating the hen. Praying I don’t lose her
Well done. We’re using some internal worm medicine now to kill the problem inside of her. She’s doing better now.
Vet RX is not a treatment, more it just eases the symptoms, you need to find out what is wrong and treat it properly. There is a large chicken forum you could try to find answers in, BYC (Backyard Chickens). Good luck.
I love how you care for those who may be struggling. Thank you for that.
Thank you ☺️
So good to see people caring well for their animals thank you!
So lovely to see farmers who care, who treat the animals in their care with kindness. Everyone should be so aware of the emotions/pain of animals.
As an asthma patient, I can feel her struggle.
Same here. I would have been pretty upset if I was having an asthma attack and someone tried to help me by giving me food and water.
Me too as it broke my heart watching her labored breathing! Glad Annie is better!!!
Most birds need a bit of sand or something similar to help digest their food. So if they're indoors, you need to privide it for them.
its called grit a believe
Use VetRx essential oils. Winter is difficult for birds as dust builds up. Add to warm water and VetRx and add to clean fresh water for all. And clean the inside space for all birds.
I think your bird has gape worm. After watching quite a few of your videos, it seems your farm is having a ton of issues with parasites of all types. I recommend that you start adding Apple cider vinegar to your waters. It helps to get rid of bacteria and parasites in waters and inside of your birds. Every year, I dust each chicken by hand with the seven powder. Since you have such a big farm, I wouldn’t recommend doing it by hand but at least putting Seven powder in the bedding or places that your birds dust bathe in. It gets ride of all sorts of ground parasites including lice and mites, Also, VetRX helps smooth the throats of birds. Make sure you only put 1 or two drops down your chickens throat. (Also if it gets really cold, use Vaseline and VetRX on combs, feet, and wattles to keep there heat in. This helps prevent frostbite.) I’m glad that you guys take such great care of your animals. I wish your australorp the best!!!
Yes! We use diatomaceous earth. We dust our birds every couple of months or so.
@@fieryvale It should be food grade diatomaceous earth!!
I have read many warnings against Seven Dust and that say definitely NO Vaseline on combs. Everyone needs to do their research before they decide for themselves and what they are comfortable with. For every story of a great remedy, it seems there's another that had a bad experience with it. It's hard to know what to trust.
"looks like her toes are dead but her foot seems fine so as long as her toes are there she seems fine"
Sepsis: allow me to introduce myself
When my chickens respiratory issues I have got a treatment for respiratory issues that is loaded with garlic it stinks 😩 but it works and you squeeze the bottle and it has a bulbuls section at the top that will give you the required dose to water ratio. I am glad she is doing well, as for the other chicken her claws need cutting as they have twisted and growing towards the back of her feet. This will help her be more comfortable when walking. Hope this helps as my chickens appreciate it. Keep up the good work love you channel 😃💕
Is claw cutting something that has to be done/monitored with all chickens? I really want to get about 5 but have no clue where or how you start?
It's so hard to see a pet in pain and it's great to see all the commitment you put into getting them better and making sure they stay that way. I also love the look of enjoyment the baby is getting out of what she is eating. Like it's the best thing she has ever tasted! It must be her favorite
Put a heat lamp in if there getting frost bite
Adorable video I went from having anxiety for Annie to calming down and seeing all the beautiful animals that you have on your farm. This is nice to see kids learn and have compassion for nature from an early age.
I've used Vet RX on my cat when she was just a kitten. She had an upper respiratory thing going on and the Vet RX really helped to clear it up.
Amazing that you noticed and provided emergency care for the chicken that acted like she had something stuck in her thoat. I feel so bad for any of the critters getting frostbite, isn't there a way to hang heat lamps with extension cords to their pens! Praying for a full recovery! God Bless!
Heat lamps are actually very dangerous to use as a heating source. A heat plate would be preferable at best.
I adore the compassion your son shows 🥰
Thank you so much for sharing. I am so new to it and just lost my baby again this year...I am studying but I just can't act quick enough. Also it happened after rehome so its hard just visiting twice a week and etc...I am having a hard time grieving over and over this year. I have ISA Browns...I love them to death. I have never thought they get sick and hard to find vets who takes care of I thought and we have to help. Thank you again!You are amazing saving lives of chickens.
We've been in this situation before and you are doing exactly what we did!
Checking on your girls individually shows how much you appreciate your 'girls' and that you take your job as flock owner seriously.
We have use vetrx in the water and sometimes a drop in the the throat.
Keep up the good work!
I really like what you have done for your birds. It reminds of how we took care of our birds when we first got them and through the years. It’s good you’re teaching your kids as well. Bless you for your kindness.
Wow,,lots of nice animals, and your a wonderful caretaker,,blessings
Poor baby, hope she is better now. If a human can’t breathe, we aren’t going to want to eat or drink either. More time without oxygen. This just shows me I don’t know enough to take care of chickens just yet
its something you learn as you god. like this year we had a chicken with a vitamin defieciance and a chicken lose his feet to frost bite. last year we had frost bite aswell
I'm working through chest cold and really feel for Abbie. We've usually had chickens throughout my life, and I've seen a few with a frostbite nub that have lost toes. Bless them. I had a horribly injured chicken whom I considered putting down (mauled by a dog) But due to the insand diligence by my daughter who made a support garment for her (Her thigh/belly was partially degloved.) She came through like a trooper; laid an egg less than a week later, and lived to the same age as her peers. Never saw such an injured chicken survive, but with support, they are VERY sturdy birds! I ccouldn't BELIEVE she was back to laying eggs so quick! Thanks to you and your boys for their faith and affection.
I had a chicken with a similar injury survive and was shocked! A fox attacked her and I ran after the fox and freed her, but her leg and thigh were degloved. It was awful! I took this Watkins salve we had and slathered it on, and put her in a pen by herself. I just kept her fed and watered and slathered with salve. She slowly grew skin over the leg and thigh, and then grew feathers. She lived to a ripe old age and was a good layer. I still marvel when I think of how she survived when I thought for sure she would die.
Wow, your daughter is amazing & smart. I don’t know how she even knew how to do that. I Love animals so very much, I would have only thought of worst case. She has a gift for sure
You have to make some improvements. It has been negative 20-30 several times where I live this year, none of my hens have severe frostbite. It being cold outside isn't an excuse. If it was normal for chickens to get severe frostbite inside their enclosure...Well, people would lose their flocks every year and so would every flock owner in the upper midwest.
Jake you do such a great job nursing those hands back to health, seems like the cold weather has taken a toll on your chickens. But I really didn’t think Annie was going to make it the way she was beating. But those drops really seemed to help her. Seeing the two with frost bite was very sad, but I think they healed each other being in there together.
Lost a very sweet hen to a respiratory illness, Ms Maisy, years ago and I still miss her.
That VetRX is pretty good stuff. When I raised canaries I used it. When they had breathing issues like this it was usually air sac mites. If it didn’t clear up in about 14 days I added on board some ivermectin and frontline spray. Birds normally can keep the air sac mites under control but it just takes one or two days of low resistance for them to get over taken. So glad she’s recovered. I love when farmers don’t mind taking the extra for that one bird. ❤️
Thank you so much❤God Bless you and yours🙏🏼✝️🕊❤️
I would love to see a update! You are such a kind person
My favorite thing about y'all's channel is watching your children grow. God Bless you all! Thank you for my Joy
Vet rx
Hope they get well soon. Thank you for sharing. I was starting to feel like I was the only one with chicken issues.
If yall have issues with frostbite maybe try seeing ways to imrpove your coops next year, somehow finding a way to make it warmer. God bless yall 💗
In freezing weather, it's a good idea to use waterers that allow birds to drink but not walk in.
heat lamps would help a ton for warmth,
We recently had a hen who was struggling to breathe. We isolated her and treated much the same you did with yours (we had a 2nd hen we placed with her due to injury also) ours did have a wheezing sound along with her l difficulty breathing. We took her to the vet, had her evaluated and had X-ray. Ultimately it was determined she has an enlarged heart and pneumonia related to congestive heart failure. We have given her Lasix and she is improving.
Poor bird. Can you give us an update on the hen? Is she okay now? 😢😢 Thanks for sharing!
My chickens got sick a while back and I also gave them VetRX and vitamins too. It took a few weeks but they did clear up. At the time I wasn't sure if that was the right thing to do for them (even though all made it through it) but I'm glad I got to see you do it cause now I know I did the right thing.
I just shared this video with some channels that have their first flock. It is awesome that you share your knowledge and have become a go to site for information. I see that you have crossed the Million sub bar, so congratulations! You and your family certainly deserve it, for all of the hard work you all put into sharing your journey.
I appreciate it, Kathleen!
We brought our hens in, gave them a vapor steam bath, then put them in a brooder tub with oregano, thyme, rosemary, lavender, menthol, and eucalyptus under the bedding. We also put colloidal silver in the water and they cleared right up.
All of the other commenters have good suggestions. Gape worms are pretty rare, unless in warm sub tropical weather. More likely a respiratory infection. If you can get a fecal test and throat swab at local vet or state university lab.
It also could be respiratory infection due to lowered immune system that caused increase of coccidiosis or round worms, that on a smaller scale live in the gut biome of most chickens without incident. This is very normal in autumn/winter after a summer of eating yummy bugs, worms as the parasite eggs live in the dirt. Just like people, changing seasons affect them.
There’s also the possibility that a gentle massaging of the hen’s crop in a downward motion can clear breathing issues. Sometimes you will actually hear little cricking cracking noise like a Chiro adjustment.
Best to hold Annie with two hands and gently feel while massaging & shifting her neck. You can also sway & lift her with hands under her wings like a little gentle hula.
If a chicken is stressed, try “purring” to them like their Mamas do to chicks. It really works even putting them into a nap!
This is a great tool for children to learn to do to breathe & purr to chickens to calm their own anxiety too.
Very powerful.
I have had problems with my chickens having something indigestible in their crop, usually bedding or long blades of grass. Massage definitely helped in those situations. The stones that they swallow to help "chew," as it were, do make a funny sound when I have done that in the past.
@@fieryvale wow great tips.
HOW DO YOU PURR A CHICKEN AND WHATS THE ACTUAL SOUND...INTERESTING SO MUCH OF CARE IS. SIMILAR TO HUMAN CARE CHILD CARE LUNGS ETC IVE LIKED MOVING COOPS ON WHEELS SO GET FRESH GRASS SEEMS SMART YOUNG COUPLE DOING THEIR OWN
I'm in Texas where it hits 116
It makes me want to cry! I’d have to bring her in and watch her. She’s struggling so hard to breathe!!
We had her under a warm heat lamp in a fully enclosed building where I could check on her every hour. Inside chickens are not a possibility with our small home.
@@whitehouseonthehill Any updates?
I thought this was going to be a video about something different. I am happy to have come across this video and touched by your attention to all of your animals. Great management but moreso showing the value of taking care of each animal and how that balances and creates a healthy and happy farm. Thank you.
Thank you, Jason
Thank you for your extreme love for all your animals and going 1000 yards and beyond to save them and cure Zamm and heal them and repair any damage that happens to them because I know a lot of farmers that were just let them die and let nature take over. I hope you win the battle for Abbey. It has the frozen feet, and I’m glad the chicken that was having difficulty breathing,? Amy? Is better by now… I was born with asthma, issues. And watching that bird gasp for air was just how I live my life for the first 22 years of my life. It’s a terrible feeling and I was hospitalized and taken to the ER many times to prevent me from dying. I came from a large family of 12 children and there just wasn’t lots of money and in the winter time I wish the worst. Winter has hit here hard in the Midwest and already, I’m struggling to breathe this past week. It has been in the asthma has reappeared in my life and today I have to go to the hospital for an infusion and it’s 22 or 24° outside B-r-rrr
I use a syringe to keep putting water. When a hen did this I got fenbenzadol for gape worm. That worked
Thankbyou! You saved my hen!
I'm glad her is doing better .
Have mercy! That poor thing looks like I feel sometimes with my COPD! Difference is I have reasoning that helps me cope with the anxiety of slowly suffocating!!! The sure & confident way you guys handle it conveys trust & helps keep it calm! Which is a mega biggie when dealing with this particular problem. The instant you give in to the fear, of being unable to breathe, everything goes downhill! That’s when your trachea constricts & your lungs begin to speed up respirations you don’t have to begin with!!! That is some very lucky birds to live with you guys!Thank you for sharing & maybe my sharing helps you realize just how much of a Miracle you guys are doing out there on your hill! I know your chicken sure appreciates you!!! Blessings ! ❤ from Texas, USA
I grew up in Northern Minnesota. I raised chickens. Sometimes frostbite on the toes happens. Most of my chickens were fine, but the occasional hen would end up with frostbite. It was usually the underdog that the more dominant birds chased off the perches. The coop did not have a floor; it was dirt. I assumed that sleeping on the frozen ground did it. We had straw, but the chickens always rearranged it and left bare patches. I would spread it out, but then find the chickens did a bunch of scratching and left piles in areas and other areas bare.
So awesome to see children on a farm learning how to take care of animals
Love the care you gave to those chickens! The way you didn't want to leave them in a small cage so you let them roam on the floor of the shed! I hope you have no more problems like this0
Thank you!
I see the small money that you harvest from your farm and think how much your intelligence and skills would be worth in the marketplace; dollar wise there is no comparison.
But the farm shows how little it takes to provide for your family and how much you get robbed when you work away from home.
The relationships you retain working at home with family, the animals, and community really go to the heart of purpose of what you’re made for.
Must be very satisfying.
My chicken, Martha, struggled breathing because a smoke issue because we got a heat lamp that made some smoke in their coop. Anyway, we got antibiotic shots that are used for swine. We used it for like six days three shots today. And she got better. I really hope your chicken gets better.
We have had some birds do this. Its been anything from a worm, or they just get a cold (URI) or sometimes their crop can compact causing they to not be able to breath. As in sometimes they dont eat enough grit (some of time dont as they dont like the taste of rocks lol) so I have to push that compact up. You can use and inhaler to help get some breathing if its really bad. and mint/peppermint oil or even extract as it helps with pain and keeps air ways clear. Antibiotics help as you were doing to keep them boosted. We have been using CDB oil also for a lot of our treatments for our flock FOR so many things because its worked and helped a lot with older birds that dont seem to handle the harsher meds sometimes. NOT saying what you are doing is not working I mean I seen the vid and great job. Just some extra info for anything in the future if you need it.
Also this year during the huge freeze we had in PA 3 of my roosters either got wind burn bad or frost bit or a touch of both. I have one still healing up. The one will lose most of his HUGE beautiful comb an some of his waddles but BUT I still have them they didnt lose their life. I used bag balm to neo on them and the only thing that helped them really well was Banixx you could soak her foot in Empson salt 2/3 times a day for a little bit. It may help loosen it an keep it from getting infected.
I absolutely adore the array of feathered friends. They’re all beautiful! 🐔
We have a hen starting to do this but she make a strange peep noise but when I picked her up she’s definitely wheezing. I started electorates and vet RX hopefully she recovers. Great video thanks 🙏 for all the great information for us newer chicken owners.
The Egyptian chicken breed comes from a hot place without icy winters. She also seems less fluffy, more sleek than the other breeds you have. When the temps go very low at night, the chickens will fluff out their feathers and tuck in their feet. Maybe this breed has less insulating feathers for this? Do you have any other chickens of her breed for comparison of how well they handle the cold?
A real paradise for animals with this lovely family. ❤️
Hi I am karli, my chicken also had this she died i rily miss her, her name was cashew ❤️
Frostbite is the caregivers fault … need wider perches so they can sleep on their feet. Put panel heaters in the coop. Not being mean, just saying.
Or insulate the chicken coup and and use the heat lamps.
If U think they get 2 cold U can breath hot air onto the nose just not 2, close. It will help them warm up, faster.
did you have a stroke?
It might be sour crop. I once had a rooster who had it and I just had to rub his throat and 1 teaspoon of Epson salt in 1/2 a cup of water squirted down twice daily for 2-3 days. Hope it helps!
Try giving them a scramble egg with a tiny bit of that probiotic powder sprinkled on the eggs after they are cooled
It's SO Awesome to see your children involved with every aspect of caring for your ailing chicken.
It will serve them well.
God Bless!!!
Props to you for not just performing the coup de grace, and giving them care. as someone that had my own small farm at one time, I know that care often doesn't out weigh the return but its not always about that when you are a conscious farmer
Looks like gapeworm to me as well commenters, we have fixed this in some hens and others die. We used an oragano oil for antibiotics and it's healed some
Poor girl 😢
I also live in Missouri (mid Mo- near Jeff city) and we also have an Egyptian Fayoumi (got it with a hatchery special deal) and from the info on the website they are know to not do well in cold climates. So it was likely just a breed characteristic that caused the frost burnt toes and not so much to do with something happening or an issue with the coop/care. I hope she pull through, so far ours is doing pretty good. The good thing about them is that they are great at free ranging bc they are skid-dish and fast.
I love that you pay attention to even the most disposable farm animals...did you deworm her? Massage the crop and belly?
vetericyn plus for poultry helps with frostbite and a lot more, it’s my go to for all of my poultry injuries. I love all of your videos. ❤️
Vetericyn is the absolute best for wounds. A friend had an issue on his leg, a spider bite, cellulitis.
He used Vetericyn and it cleared it up. His physician was surprised, he had been prescribing very expensive ointment that wasn't working.
Please check for gapeworms. Worms affect the respiratory system
Thank you for taking care of God's creatures with so much care. Thank you for sharing your family. Be well.
I HAVE TO SAY, ALTHO YOUR HAVING A BIT OF TROUBLE WITH YOUR HENS...YOUR BIRDS ARE BEUTIFUL!! WHICH COMES WITH GOOD FEED AND ALOT OF WORK!
GREAT JOB!!!
Thank you, Linda!
Hi iff you put vasaline on there feet comb and waffles it will keep the frost bite at bay
I saw a video where they soaked the chicken in Epsom salt for 10-15 minutes and it recovered.
that can also make it worse tho
I hope your chicken can heal well and get better
Beautiful family and farm! That Bellsa is too cute! Blessings and Grace!
If it is grape worm you might want to keep an eye on your other birds for signs as well…
How is it treated if it is that?
@@TheUrbancluckers if it is gapeworm and if chicken this big have a symptom, then it is very likely it is going to be fatal to the chicken because it means there's too much worm. But it isn't, so this is not a gapeworm. Usually only small chicks have a symptom, so quickly treat all of the chicks with dewormer medication to prevent it from deteriorating. The current condition (in this video) is probably due to heart palpitation (exhaustion) for being too cold, it couldn't work hard enough to maintain heat. Basically, it is lack of air; it could be fluids in lung (infection, pneumonia), exhaustion (eg: heart palpitation), or blockage (eg: gapeworm). Or it is panting because it is too hot (in warm climate).
Wonderful story. I can't tell you how much happiness your channel brings me.
You guys are absolutely amazing people ❤️
Needs vet visit and antibiotics I've been sick all winter too. Poor birdo. Still suffering. Call vet
I'm so glad she is okay,👍🌻
People argue all the time that "chickens don't need heat to survive." True, most of the time they can survive, but that's all they're going to do. But humans can survive in -40°F temperatures, but your life is going to be pretty damned crappy, uncomfortable, and stressful - and you're probably going to lose some appendages - you'll probably "survive" but you're not going to thrive. I think after you see the first bit of frostbite some action should be taken to upgrade your bird's quality of life. I don't think it will break you to spend a few bucks on some coop heaters or heat mats. I bought 3 off of Amazon for $100. They give off just enough heat to let them warm their bottoms when needed. Much better then letting your hens lose limbs and catch pneumonias or whatever is going on there. I would feel like a real asshole if I let this happen to my girls. I'm sure RUclips is providing some income for you. You can afford a few heat mats for these beings you have committed to care for. And I just cannot understand how that one hen got to the point that her leg is dying before you noticed or took action. I don't mean to be a jerk, but come on, dude.
It's gapeworm. Give all you poultry including the one in the video a generous dose of poultry wormer into the water supply, make sure it's their only water supply to insure they drink the water with the wormer mixed in.
Absolutely Correct !!!!!!
I wanted to thank you for videoing your hen gaping for air. I happen to have a hen doing this too! She started out being weak and it looked like she forgot how to be a chicken. Almost a Alzheimer's type situation. She looked confused, I noticed that she wasn't her normal chatty self so I caught her and removed her from her flock and noticed she had lost a lot of condition and was super thin. Today I hand fed her with a syringe of partially cooked egg, with yogurt, honey and a little garlic. I then added extra herbs for her second egg. I also syringed honey water into her mouth.
I then remembered this video and decided to look up gapeworm. I treated her with a pea sized bit of Fenbendazole dewormer paste since that's what I had on hand. That was at 3pm this afternoon. Her appetite has come back but she is only wanting the egg yolk/herbs mixture. I just gave her the last feeding of the evening.
Anyway, thanks for the video. What was the outcome of your hen?
She’s almost healed from it, it’s taken a lot of meds to kill the worms inside of her.
@@whitehouseonthehill what have you been doing for her? what meds? I have been giving my hen a dab of fenbendazole 2x per day and that really seemed to help her. She is still not eating on her own. Can you please give me some insight in what you have been doing for your hen? Thanks!
@@whitehouseonthehill so it was worms?