My hen has had a grey eye for a while and her eye is bulged as well. Could it be mareks?
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.):
Buff Orpington, around a year and a half.
2) What is the behavior, exactly:
Bulging eye, Grey iris. Not connecting with food very well when eating.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?:
About 2 months.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?:
No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma:
No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation:
Maybe Mareks disease
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all:
Drinking and eating normal.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc:
Haven’t seen it.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?:
Nothing, thinking on culling.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?:
Probably will have to cull.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help:
see below
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use:
Pine shavings.
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.):
Buff Orpington, around a year and a half.
2) What is the behavior, exactly:
Bulging eye, Grey iris. Not connecting with food very well when eating.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?:
About 2 months.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?:
No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma:
No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation:
Maybe Mareks disease
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all:
Drinking and eating normal.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc:
Haven’t seen it.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?:
Nothing, thinking on culling.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?:
Probably will have to cull.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help:
see below
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use:
Pine shavings.
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