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    Chicken with swollen lump under eye

    Thank you so much for the detailed post. I will try your suggestions and post an update on how she's doing.
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    Chicken with swollen lump under eye

    Hi Tylan 50 isn't available over the counter here (Australia). I've been trying an oral antibiotic with limited success. How would I squeeze it out? Do you mean puncture it and squeeze it out as the others have suggested? She's sneezes occasionally but I'm not seeing any discharge or wheezing...
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    Chicken with swollen lump under eye

    No. I found a better oral syringe and managed to get some antibiotic into her but not the whole dose. Rebrascora's post kind of freaked me out too because the lump is semi solid. She seems fine apart from the lump and not being able to see out of that eye. I don't want to butcher her and cause...
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    Chicken with swollen lump under eye

    I might have to go with the needle idea after all because I just can't get her to take the antibiotic. It must taste bitter or have a strong smell because she won't eat anything I mix it with and there's no way I can keep her beak open long enough drip in there and I'm worried about drowning...
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    Teatment for "Cold"

    Hi Hopefully someone more knowledgeable can help you but regarding vetrx, yes you can use it for chickens - https://www.drugs.com/vet/vetrx-poultry-remedy.html
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    Chicken with swollen lump under eye

    Yeah definitely will have another person to hold her down. I might try the antibiotics first though for a few days to see if the swelling goes down. I'll update with how I get on.
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    Chicken with swollen lump under eye

    Thank you both for the replies. I was giving her chlortetracycline hydrochloride at a dose of 40mg per kg of bodyweight twice per day, which for her was 28mg per dose. It wasn't getting any better but now that I stopped it's gotten worse. Last night while searching for answers I came across a...
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    Chicken with swollen lump under eye

    Hi. Last week I noticed this chook had a lump underneath her eye. Here are the pictures - https://imgur.com/a/PKXjG I gave her antibiotics for about 5 days after which I stopped because she wasn't getting any better and it was becoming increasingly difficult to trick or force her to take the...
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