What is wrong with my chickens eye

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Just noticed her eye is all messed up what could be wrong??
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Will it affect my other chickens??
 
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Do you notice a bad odor from her face? She looks like she could possibly have coryza, or a bad case of MG. The swelling is from infection in the sinuses, and there could be pus in her eyes. Antibiotics such as Tylan or oxytetracycline for MG, and sulfadimethoxine or sulmet for coryza, are commonly used to treat these infections. A bad peck wound to the eye may also be a possibility.
 
Hey Chickenmama,
I had a chicken who had a condition something like this. She eventually did loss function of her eye but did survive and was totally fine thereafter. What I did was twice a day wrap her in a towel to help with any struggle I might encounter, then flush her eye with warm, clean saline solution (using sterile gauze), followed by a Tylan 50 solution which I gave a bit to her orally as well. The white film over her eye is most likely hardened pus...and I was told to peel it off but I never was able to get it. It eventually came off by itself but the eye was compramized by that time. Let me say that I "nursed" her for a good month. Good luck. Vickery.
p.s. No one was ever able to tell me what exactly was wrong with her. It started with diarrhea, general malaise and that VERY swollen eye area.
 
Might be a good idea to take her to a vet if you can. If not, you could try the antibiotics that Eggcessive suggested, which can be found at most feed stores. If those don't work, you could try Baytril or Cipro, which can be purchased online, but they are banned for use in poultry, so one should research that first.

-Kathy
 
chickenmama01 said:
Thanks can I get the that at a feed store??
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Many feed stores carry Tylan 50 injectable, which can be given orally or by injection. Dosage is 1/2 ml daily for a bantam, 1/2 ml for a small hen, and 1 ml daily for 5 days for a chicken over 5 pounds. Oxytetracycline and Tylan Soluble Powder are used in the water to treat over 5 to 7 days depending on which you use. Vickery has given good advice about cleaning the eye with saline, and you can also apply some plain Neosporin or Terramycin ointment into the eye twice a day. Coryza can be treated with Sulfadimethoxine or Sulmet in the water. Read this link about MG (mycoplasma gallisepticum) and infectious coryza to see more symptoms: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044
 

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