Sick chicken HELP!!!

[countrymomma1991]

Our chicken was acting strange yesterday and kept staying on the ground. Today while being checked on she was on the ground again. She got picked up and she had raspy breathing. It was very loud. So she then started to vomit it was like she was coughing. So she got put down and then she was flapping around and kept putting her head back. We have no idea what made her do that?! ive never seen it happen and need to know if the other chickens will now get sick PLEASE HELP!!

 

[Marinea]

That sounds like an impacted crop, maybe. I believe you can try some olive oil and some massage of her crop.

 

[MaggieJ]

That was my thought too... either an impacted crop or something stuck in her crop that she shouldn't have swallowed. About all you can do is catch her and examine her and try to help her out with massage and oil, as Marinea suggests. Also, open her beak and look in her throat to see if you can see anything that might be stuck in her throat. If you are worried about the other chickens, you can always isolate her in a crate or cage until the situation is resolved.

 

[Schipperkesue]

Is she coughing up blood?