Advice for hen's nare

[dawg53]

Yesterday for the 1st time we pressed down on her nare some and basically waa squeezing the gunk right out. For sure we thought respiratory issue at first, and it's still quite possible that is it. But she never gets lethargic, always eats and drinks good and forages good.

I forgot to ask you; does she have any lesions anywhere in her mouth?

 

[Sqhomestead]

The thing about respiratory issues is that they spread easily to other birds in the flock, including canker.
If that's not happening, then it has to be a blocked nare caused by dust, feed, debris from bedding etc...
Put one drop of water on the nare that you suspect is clogged, watch and see if it's exhaled out. You might have to do it a couple times to be sure the drop of water is being forced out or a bubble appears. If either occurs, then the nare is clear and okay.
Also, dont force anything up into the nare, like a toothpick, it can push debris further up causing possible injury.

That's perfect I'll do that today with the drop.of water. No other birds in the flock have any of the issues/symptoms she has.

 

[Sqhomestead]

Well, she's definitely taken a turn for the worse. She's rattling and the nostril is completely blocked. The eye on the same side as the nostril is bubbly. Is there another antibiotic beside tylan, duramycin or denegard that might help? She's had all of those. Penecilin maybe? These pics are from today. Thanks for any advice.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Theres no cure for mg tylan only hides the symptoms over treating will just make them immuned to the meds

 

[dawg53]

It might be best to cull her. You dont want this spreading to the rest of your flock.

 

[Sqhomestead]

Theres no cure for mg tylan only hides the symptoms over treating will just make them immuned to the meds

If this were MG or CRD, would it be normal that she is only ever having problems with the same nare on her right side and the same eye? Her right nare is swollen and all kinds of gunk coming out, and that eye gets bubbly from time to time when the nare is really clogged , but her left side nare and eye are always fine. Been this way for months.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

@Sqhomestead I'm sorry about your hen.
You have recieved very good advice from @Eggcessive and @dawg53

It's hard to know what is causing her symptoms, it could be CRD, MG, a tumor or something else. The only other thing I can suggest is to inspect the Chonal Slit inside her beak (from your photos it does not look obstructed) but it won't hurt to take a closer look just to be sure - this link shows where to look http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1074036/sinus-infections

 

[Sqhomestead]

Hey all. . I couldn't get the best pics today, but this is how that nare is looking. It's opened up some for sure. Right now she's on denegard and metronidizole, and triple antibiotic ointment around the nare. She layed an egg today, but just isn't herself. Usually even with the blocked nare she's a happy go lucky girl, but she seems down and not a big appetite. I'm hoping that's just from the meds. She has 1 more day on the metronizidole and 4 more days on the denegard. Just wanted to update and thank everyone once again for the help!

 

[Eggcessive]

I would make sure that she is getting probiotics while on the antibiotics. They may be in the feed you use, or you can give powder packs from your feed store or a tsp of plain brandname yogurt daily mixed into feed with some water. Some store brands of yogurt have fillers and less live cultures. Thank you for the update, and I hope she keeps improving.

 

[Sqhomestead]

I would make sure that she is getting probiotics while on the antibiotics. They may be in the feed you use, or you can give powder packs from your feed store or a tsp of plain brandname yogurt daily mixed into feed with some water. Some store brands of yogurt have fillers and less live cultures. Thank you for the update, and I hope she keeps improving.

I forgot to say that I've been giving her plain yogurt everyday! I either mix up some layer mash with it or scrambled eggs and she devours it. I haven't put the powder probiotics in the water with the denegard because I was afraid of any negative interactions. Do you think they're ok to mix together ?