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    Sick Hen got better but now Swollen Eyes that I cannot cure....

    Just simply because I hate searching a forum where a person posts of the problem but not the resolution. The leghorn with the swollen eye us almost completely healed. It took about 4 weeks of VetRx and 2 weeks of Terramycin to kick whatever it was. The leghorn and the easter egger ended up...
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    Sick Hen got better but now Swollen Eyes that I cannot cure....

    Well, The easter egger is indeed molting. All the hens are better. The Leghorn isn't 100% but, eye swelling is going down and 2 birds are laying again regularly. So the flock may be on the mend.
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    Sick Hen got better but now Swollen Eyes that I cannot cure....

    A little update... Easter Egger: Day 2 of Terramycin and VetRX. No sweeling, no runny eyes. Seems ok. Leghorn: Day 4 of Treating with Terramycin and VetRX. I'm on Day 18 of being sick total and Day 7 of this eye swelling. Eye swelling is not getting worse, or better. It's no longer red...
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    Sick Hen got better but now Swollen Eyes that I cannot cure....

    No, I got the birds from elsewhere. I did quarantine them before merging them. So, if it is indeed mycoplasma gallisepticum, then that is it for the flock. From what I understand, egg production will never be the same and they are carriers for life.
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    Good Morning from NC

    Good morning from North Carolina. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am on year 2. First year I started with 4 adult hens that I took care of for a friend while they were out of the country. Since I built the coop, I built another and got my own flock and gave...
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    Sick Hen got better but now Swollen Eyes that I cannot cure....

    I've read through the forum, looked at pictures and decided to try and post. Background, I am in year 2 of a backyard flock. I had 4 until spring and transferred them back to a friend. In March, I got 4 chicks from Tractor Supply and in May got 4 more (two ended up being roosters) and then...
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