Author Topic: Hiccups  (Read 1697 times)

leaswood

  • Joined Jul 2013
Hiccups
« on: September 05, 2013, 11:19:07 am »
it would appear one of my hens as a bout of hiccups..should I be worried?

chrismahon

  • Joined Dec 2011
  • Gascony, France
Re: Hiccups
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2013, 05:15:31 am »
We've had this on occasion I think Leaswood? If it is a sort of cough to clear the throat. Lasted several minutes as if they had swallowed a pellet the wrong way. Assume you have wormed them recently with Flubenvet, as gapeworm came to mind otherwise?

leaswood

  • Joined Jul 2013
Re: Hiccups
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2013, 08:29:34 pm »
thanks..

yes ive wormed all of them but this hiccup with one of them is 4 days in now..she seems fine in every other way, laying as normal no signs of any issue..

 

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