Chicken has horrible sinus problem

[LottieEmily838]

Hi everyone, My 2 year old Hen Tally’s eye has blown up like a balloon and is filled with egg like pus. I have given her left over antibiotics from the time another of my girls had a sinus infection, She has been fed scrambled egg, chick crumb, kiwi and lots of water containing ACV and a vitamin supplement. I have attempted to gently ease some of the pus out but the poor things eye started bleeding so I stopped. She seems like herself other than this, does anyone have any advice or suggestions for what to do for my girl? She’s my mum’s favourite. Thanks.

 

[Eggcessive]

Is there a bad odor from her face? Is she coughing, sneezing, shaking her head, or swallowing mucus drainage? What antibiotic and dosage are you using? Tylosin powder or Tiamulin (Tiagard or Denagar) are used for treatment of MG (mycoplasma) sinus infection. For coryza, which has a bad odor, sulfa antibiotics may be better. The gunk does need to be removed from the eye, and saline or an eye wash may be used to flush out the eye. Then use some Terramycin eye ointment or plain Neosporin triple antibiotic into the eye twice a day. Have you added any new birds to your flock recently, or have you had any other birds in the past with a respiratory disease? It may take another person holding the chicken wrapped in a towel or blanket, and using a tool or QTips. Here are some graphic videos aon removing pus:

 

[Eggcessive]

This thread also has graphic pictures of surgery removing pus from sinus infections:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sinus-infections.1074036/