Anyone!!!Just found this chick like this (pict) Swollen face!!

[Country Living Farm]

I have no idea. It was fine yesterday and now this? I have no Idea. I seperated here and gave anti to the entire flock and her. Anyone kow what it looks like. Swollen puffy eye, the other eye is open but swollen and watery. No drainage coming from the nose.

Help

 

[pips&peeps]

Looks like coryza to me, I personally would cull right away.

 

[Country Living Farm]

anyone else have a suggestion. Chick is still alive and the swelling has gone down some. Also, I pushed by the eye and a thick white cream like subtance came out. I think it got bit by something. No runny nose, not having a hard time breathing, no sneezing..... hummm. None of y other birds have shown it.

 

[threehorses]

Why did you treat the flock and with what? In what strength?

Can you smell a bad smell to this chick? If she heals, she's likely going to be a carrier. Are you ever going to show or sell these birds? Are you prepared to consistently treat the whole flock for the sake of one chick? Even through relapses?

Once you begin antibiotics, you have to do a certain dose and if it's a 'mycin or 'cycline, you MUST treat for 14 days - not one day less. You must also treat at the highest dosage. can you tell us the brand, number of grams of medicine per package, and ounces? (For example Duramycin 10 grams per package at 6.04 ounces).

If you're going to treat, you might as well do it right.

By the way, all babies must have probiotics daily during treatment. You cannot use yogurt now. You will need to buy Probios brand powder, or use another non-dairy probiotic. If you don't use probiotics, because of the age of the chick, I would expect diarrhea and possibly secondary coccidiosis on top of their illness already.

 

[Sharisr32]

I would say pecked and before putting on antibiotics I'd wash and clean and wait to see if the improvement continues - I don't like to use the drugs unless they really need them so when they do it works

 

[Zahboo]

do you have poisonous snakes in the area. does the chick stink?

 

[patyrdz]

I would try some antibiotic ointment and see if it heals! It is a good sign that the others are not sick.
Good luck!

 

[Country Living Farm]

The most I have seen are black and rat snakes. There is a little smell but I think it is just the puss and stuff NOT Coryza. I figure if the others do not get anything then it has to be something different like a bite or peck or sting.

Tks

 

[pips&peeps]

Quote:
Thick cheesy puss is coryza.

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/htm/bc/pouic01.htm

 

[92caddy]

It is NOT a bug or snake bite or dirt, it is coryza, cull it ASAP, your whole flock will get it, if they dont already have it, once you get it in your flock, it seems like you can not get rid of it, trust me, I know, my neighbors had it.