NewishChickenMama
In the Brooder
- Nov 6, 2022
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My 5 month old buff Orpington is lethargic/tired/cold and has bubbles in her eye. No nasal discharge, no smell from beak.
Have 7 in the flock and no one else has any symptoms.
I noticed she was cold yesterday, it was raining and about 50 degrees F:
feathers puffed up, and head tucked in.
By the evening she had bubbles in one eye. I cleaned it out and added polivisol (no iron) to their water. It has been rainy so they have a nice little pond/puddle of fresh water. At night she had a few bubbles in the inner corner of both eyes.
I put vet RX on her nostrils, under wings and around her neck.
This morning she seemed better until about 3pm when she was sleeping in the middle of the coop and puffed up her feathers again. Bubbles in one eye when I tucked them Into bed.
Back in the fall she was like this after a sudden drop in temperature (which is kindof what we experienced the other night) and after treating her for coryza, adding vitamins, and supplemental heat, she picked back up, however the weather heated up too. But she had no bubbles then, just clear discharge from nostril.
What can cause symptoms when the weather is cold? I feel like whatever it is, she has had since I got her and it flares out when it’s cold. Is this possible? Or something different because the eye didn’t bubble previously? We None of my chickens showed symptoms in the past either.
Photos included. Close up of eye has bubbles, some goopy crust. Just a speck of hay on nose. No scent or discharge.
The vet here doesn’t see chickens unfortunately.
Have 7 in the flock and no one else has any symptoms.
I noticed she was cold yesterday, it was raining and about 50 degrees F:
feathers puffed up, and head tucked in.
By the evening she had bubbles in one eye. I cleaned it out and added polivisol (no iron) to their water. It has been rainy so they have a nice little pond/puddle of fresh water. At night she had a few bubbles in the inner corner of both eyes.
I put vet RX on her nostrils, under wings and around her neck.
This morning she seemed better until about 3pm when she was sleeping in the middle of the coop and puffed up her feathers again. Bubbles in one eye when I tucked them Into bed.
Back in the fall she was like this after a sudden drop in temperature (which is kindof what we experienced the other night) and after treating her for coryza, adding vitamins, and supplemental heat, she picked back up, however the weather heated up too. But she had no bubbles then, just clear discharge from nostril.
What can cause symptoms when the weather is cold? I feel like whatever it is, she has had since I got her and it flares out when it’s cold. Is this possible? Or something different because the eye didn’t bubble previously? We None of my chickens showed symptoms in the past either.
Photos included. Close up of eye has bubbles, some goopy crust. Just a speck of hay on nose. No scent or discharge.
The vet here doesn’t see chickens unfortunately.
Have read that once URI has been detected in any flock, many consider it a "closed" flock.
