Swollen Eye

[Sherri_Texas]

Help! My chicken’s eye has been swollen for a week now. I can tell it’s really bothering her as she shakes her head all the time. What is it and how can I treat it? Thanks in advance.

 

[picklestheduck]

So sorry you are going through this. I don’t want to tell you what to do since I’m inexperienced in this, but there are some infections I believe like MG that could cause this. Hopefully more experienced people chime in soon and my post bumps this up.

 

[Sherri_Texas]

Thank you! I appreciate it. I'm new to this platform and after doing some more research I think you are correct. I'm in Houston so we don't have "farm" Dr.s that will look at chickens.

 

[Saveria]

Here are two threads that have some info that may be helpful.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/swollen-around-the-eye.1561293/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/urgent-chickens-eye-swollen.1556268/

Hope she feels better soon!

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you try to get Tylan 50 injectable from a feed store to give her orally? You can also get the generic Tylosin powder for treating the water, online from Jedds.com.
The swollen eye with bubbles looks like mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG,) a chronic respiratory disease. Is there a bad odor from the face? The pus should be cleaned from the eye, and rinse the eye with saline, then apply either Terramycin eye ointment (from the feed store,) or plain Neosporin ointment in the eye twice a day. The article below has good information:
https://extension.umd.edu/sites/ext... Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) Infecti....pdf

 

[Sherri_Texas]

Can you try to get Tylan 50 injectable from a feed store to give her orally? You can also get the generic Tylosin powder for treating the water, online from Jedds.com.
The swollen eye with bubbles looks like mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG,) a chronic respiratory disease. Is there a bad odor from the face? The pus should be cleaned from the eye, and rinse the eye with saline, then apply either Terramycin eye ointment (from the feed store,) or plain Neosporin ointment in the eye twice a day. The article below has good information:
https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/2022-04/FS-1008 Recognizing and Preventing Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) Infecti....pdf

 

[Sherri_Texas]

There's no bad odor or puss. Just very swollen and appears to have bubbles forming in the tears. Now she is shaking her head a lot. Maybe because of discomfort. I just called my local feed store and they have both medications. I'm heading there now to pick it up. Thank you so, so much!! Mississippi (the chicken) thanks you as well.

 

[Eggcessive]

Tylan 50 dosage is 0.25 ml (1/4 ml) per pound of weight given orally 3 times a day for 5 days.

 

[Sherri_Texas]

Thank you! I was just searching for information on dosage.