My bantie is struggling and flexing her body trying to breathe - that's what it looks like anyway. With each breath, she stretchs her neck and opens her mouth up. The only changes are that she went outside for the first time 3 days ago but only pecked at the ground and ate a few stems of grass - nothing had chemicals on it. Also - this is what I'm worried about - we brought in an old old (40 - 50 years old) bale of straw and when I broke it open (in the room with the chicken) there was so much dust - it was as if it almost exploded with dust. That was 4 days ago but I've been using that straw and it's always more dusty to break apart - not as bad as that first day, but still dustier than regular straw. My chicken has been acting sick, flexing her body with each breath, not eating, just sitting/sleeping and looking fluffed up/puffed up for 2 days now. I don't think she will make it because she is now keeping her eyes shut.... But I do want to know why so it doesn't happen again.
2007-03-27
06:07:56
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totrisha
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