Swollen tear duct??? Please help

[MeowthLover_ThatsRight]

My hen has a big swollen tear duct. Any one have some advice please?
thanks so much

 

[Weeg]

Wow! Does it look like an injury? Maybe a peck wound to the eye? I can't make the photo bigger, is that white part something oozy or her eye? @Overo Mare @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My hen has a big swollen tear duct. Any one have some advice please?
thanks so much
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If would be good if you can re-load the image full size so we can zoom it.

Hard to tell, but looks like there may be bubbles in the eye? Does she have a bad odor about her face or any lesions inside her beak?

Bubbles in the eye can be from disease like Mycoplasma. An antibiotic like Tylosin can be ordered online to help with symptoms, but since the sinus is swollen and filled with pus that would need to be pressed out/removed in order for her to heal. Flush the eye with saline, press the pus out of the eye and apply an eye ointment like Terramycin.

 

[Eggcessive]

I agree with Wyorp Rock.

 

[MeowthLover_ThatsRight]

If would be good if you can re-load the image full size so we can zoom it.

Hard to tell, but looks like there may be bubbles in the eye? Does she have a bad odor about her face or any lesions inside her beak?

Bubbles in the eye can be from disease like Mycoplasma. An antibiotic like Tylosin can be ordered online to help with symptoms, but since the sinus is swollen and filled with pus that would need to be pressed out/removed in order for her to heal. Flush the eye with saline, press the pus out of the eye and apply an eye ointment like Terramycin.

she smells normal. let me send a more recent photo.

 

[MeowthLover_ThatsRight]

she smells normal. let me send a more recent photo.

after i have breakfast and get dressed.

 

[Myrshine]

In my experience and research, this looks like classic Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD), or most commonly known as Mycoplasma Gallisepticum (MG). MG is a bacterial infection of poultry, affecting all different species of birds. This disease is most commonly given from infected parents to the offspring, as the MG bacteria can be transmitted vertically into the eggs of developing embryos, making any chicks that hatch, always infected and sick with the bacteria. So please please PLEASE don’t breed from your sickly infected flock. MG is a chronic disease- meaning, that you can treat or have the symptoms go away, but whenever the bird gets stressed again, the symptoms will keep coming back or get worse. All “recovered” like birds, remain lifetime long carriers of the MG bacteria, spreading and shedding it through their feces, feathers, dander, respiratory secretions and other bodily fluids. This is a lifetime disease of poultry and is incurable. Since MG is a bacteria, antibiotics can help keep symptoms at bay until the symptoms resurface. Keep in mind that over-use and/or misuse of antibiotics also creates antibiotic-resistant bacteria, making the disease harder to treat than before. It’s critical in poultry to get any sick or symptomatic birds tested to find out which specific disease they have as soon as possible.



Here's more information about MG:



https://extension.umd.edu/sites/ext... Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) Infecti....pdf



https://www.freedomrangerhatchery.com/blog/protecting-your-flock-what-you-need-to-know-about-mg-ms/



https://afarmgirlinthemaking.com/respiratory-conditions-poultry-mycoplasma-in-chickens/


I hope this helps!