chicken eyes are dripping

[Funny Farm7]

i have a silkie hen. her feathers are falling out, her eyes are dripping and get crusty overnite to where you have to wipe it in the morning or she cant open her eyes. any idea of what to give her? or what it is that she has?

 

[CMV]

Give us the following information. The more you tell us, the better we will be able to help you.

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use

 

[Funny Farm7]

she sits around, sqawking alot. her eyes drip watery stuff and then it gets pussed up. shes been doing this about 4 days. no other birds are doing this. she's been eating chicken feed and water. the poop is of normal colour and has dark green in it. i got some medicated feed today to give to her.

 

[CMV]

Separate her from the rest of the flock. She has a respiratory illness. She should be tested to see exactly what she has. Your county extension agent can help you find someone to test her and your flock. Most respiratory illnesses are chronic, so she will not ever "cured". She can be treated with Tylan, but even if her symptoms disappear she is likely still infected and will infect any bird she comes in contact with.

Sorry.

 

[Funny Farm7]

do u know what she got it from? can it be fixed? should i just put her down? seems like she's suffering.

 

[CMV]

She got it from another bird. Have you brought in any new birds lately? Sometimes it can come in via wild birds in close contact with your flock.

Depending on what it is, it probably can't be fixed. That is why I recommended having her tested.

I have a zero tolerance policy concerning respiratory illnesses. Birds get culled if they show signs of respiratory problems. If I were in your shoes I would euthanize her, but not until after I made arrangements to have her tested. I don't know exactly how a carcass should be stored for testing, so I would keep her alive until I knew how she needed to be handled in the interim.

Good luck.