Bubbles in one eye, runny nose

[LCARTER87]

One of my pullets has some bubbles in one of her eyes, they are clear, she is acting normal, but also has had a runny nose the past few days. Any ideas? I have some tylan I could put in her water, I just want to know if I need to quarentine her from my other birds.

 

[JerseyGiantfolk]

She could have a respiratory disease.

I'm guessing it could be Infectious Bronchitis. You should probably quarantine her for the moment.


http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

This link has a list of Avian Diseases.

 

[PioneerPrincess]

She might have fowl pox. If this is so, I would definitely recommend separating her to prevent your other chickens from getting it. With diligent care, she should get over it. Hope this helps!

 

[LizaBlue]

I agree with quarantine - better safe than sorry. Also, I do not guarantee this will not have adverse affects, but I have put gobs of Vicks Vap-o-rub under the wings of chickens with breathing trouble and gotten good results. It started with some turkey poults I was given that were just a few days old: we tried everything - drugs, vitamins, cod liver oil, weird concoctions - and we were going to give up. I called my husband in tears, and he was going to put them out of their misery when he came home from work. In desperation, I slathered the Vicks under their tiny wings, and shut the door to their room, fully expecting them to be dead by morning. Rob woke me up when he came home: the little rascals were running around like they'd never been sick! This winter, I had a silkie with bubbly eye and sneezing, later PBR's coughing, another time wheezing BA's and mixed chicks - one treatment with Vick's and they could breathe clear. In some cases, I also gave a round of antibiotics just to be sure - Vicks is for a symptom, not a disease. I did switch to using Baby Vick's on chicks(figured it was less likely to be toxic), just in case.

If you get desperate, I would consider trying it, but again, although I have had no problems with it, I do not guarantee that it is completely chicken safe. Good luck!