[scabbler]

hi everyone im new to the chicken game, and i got some specklys and some welsummers, just a quick question if some one can give a little bit of advice 1 of my spleckly dont look right she keeps opening her beak and like if shes gasping for air anyone got any ideas

[Aunt Sally]

Gape Worm springs to mind.  (See Worms sticky)

You don't say how old the hens are or what treatment they have had in the past.  I would worm them all with flubenvet unless they have been done very recently.  

If you are worried about you hen you might take her to the vets for assessment/treatment.

[scabbler]

oh sorry they are pol and they were wormed and vacsed the poultry supplier said other birds are fine just the one is doing this anything i can try myself :?:

[Foxy]

Do you hear any rattling when you pick her up? I am thinking respiratory problem (mycoplasma?) Or is it something simple like too hot.
Is she eating and drinking -scratching around  like normal etc. Do any others show any symptoms?

[scabbler]

she she has got a rattling noise and she does drink and has a little food but not herself can i do anything for her

[Foxy]

Sounds like a respiratory problem -that may need antibiotics from your local vet (Tylans a good one I hear)Chickens are prone to respiratory problems. Hope you dont mind me asking but what do you have inside your coop as nesting material-some materials can make things worse like hay for instance which cause birds to breathe in dust and also can get damp. How much ventilation do you have? Thats pretty important too I believe. I am sure someone more experienced will be along to help out soon with some sound advice.
Good luck with your hen  

[Aunt Sally]

she she has got a rattling noise and she does drink and has a little food but not herself can i do anything for her

Yes it does sound like a breathing problem rather than gape worm.

If she was mine I would take her to the vets for some antibiotic.

Don't forget to worm every 3-6 months,  gapeworm especially can kill quickly by suffocating the bird.

[scabbler]

i got straw in the nest box and shavings on the floor and a window for ventalation i just talked to a mate of mine who got 300 birds and he said tylans too ive isolated her now so ill see if i can get this tylans anywhere anyone got any idea where i can buy it ill be very grateful and thank you for your kind words  

[Aunt Sally]

see if i can get this tylans anywhere anyone got any idea where i can buy it

Prescription only I would think.