Bubbly eyes?

[tillybilly]

Just wondering why my hen has bubbly eyes, she's acting kind of lethargic and huddling. I got her 2 days ago, she was fine then.

 

[The Coop Crew]

Have you flushed the eye? She could have something in it. Any coughing? Sneezing?
Another worry would be MG but that’s worse case scenario.
Do you have pictures?

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Can you post a picture? It sounds like she was MG, which is non-treatable and contagious.

 

[User635240]

Which hatchery did you get her from?
It's avian metapneumovirus. I posted a treatment protocol here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...eavy-breathing-avian-metapneumovirus.1636233/

 

[User635240]

Have you flushed the eye? She could have something in it. Any coughing? Sneezing?
Another worry would be MG but that’s worse case scenario.
Do you have pictures?

It's avian metapneumovirus.

 

[The Coop Crew]

It's avian metapneumovirus.

How do you know that for sure? Just curious. Wouldn’t you have to have them tested?

 

[Mrs. K]

If you have a flock of hens, pull her immediately! Sometimes the stress of moving to a new place, will bring out a disease.

Mrs K

 

[User635240]

My friend had a necropsy done on one of her ducks at Ohio State University. We both bought meat birds from Hoover's Hatchery via Family Farm and Home and we also swapped poultry. You're describing the same symptoms.

 

[tillybilly]

Update: Thank you for all of your kind responses! Today she is much better and no bubbly eyes, everything has cleared up. I'm guessing she may have been stressed considering she was new to the environment.

 

[Eggcessive]

The first thing one thinks of with foamy or bubbly eye is mycoplasma (MG.) That is a chronic respiratory disease. There could be other reasons for the foamy eye, but that is the most common reason. Testing can be done to rule it out. Avian pneumometa virus has been reported to be more common in turkeys and other fowl, and although it can be a cause of foamy eye, it is not common everywhere.

Edited to say, usually, there would be swelling of the face or head with avian pneumovirus. Here is a good article to read about the location of the virus and symptoms:
https://extension.psu.edu/avian-metapneumovirus