My 7 mo.old Buckeye, Jezebel, has had swelling on one side of her face since at least the beginning of Sept. A vet saw no sinus involvement, but had no clue otherwise. The State vet tested my chickens for MG and all were negative. I tried 3 days of Tylan50 with no results. I recently wormed and checked for lice/mites...nothing.
She is otherwise healthy except that the swelling impedes her vision/depth perception. Also her comb looks pale some days but not others. She is bottom of the pecking order and not yet laying (7 of 9 are laying and the 8th just now squatting).
I have added turmeric to her food, oregano oil to her water and tried calendula salve on her face. Nothing has worked.
Today it looked as if she has some new swelling just below the corner of her beak. See the bulbous part hanging down.
I am wondering whether it is worth trying Baytril? Or aspiration with a syringe? Something else? I have no experience with that but am willing to hear advice.
This is really a mystery.
Thanks in advance!
Jonalisa
She is otherwise healthy except that the swelling impedes her vision/depth perception. Also her comb looks pale some days but not others. She is bottom of the pecking order and not yet laying (7 of 9 are laying and the 8th just now squatting).
I have added turmeric to her food, oregano oil to her water and tried calendula salve on her face. Nothing has worked.
Today it looked as if she has some new swelling just below the corner of her beak. See the bulbous part hanging down.
I am wondering whether it is worth trying Baytril? Or aspiration with a syringe? Something else? I have no experience with that but am willing to hear advice.
This is really a mystery.
Thanks in advance!
Jonalisa