Chicken with bubbly eye help!!!!!

[tlreilly7]

hello,

Yesterday I noticed that one of my chickens had a bubbly eye and I think it is a respiratory problem, but I don't know how to treat it any ideas?

Thanks
Tlreilly7

 

[lindalouly]

If she is eating and drinking continue with feed and gaterade or water if that is all you have.... Bring her in and keep her warm and see what happens.... That's really all you can do without a vet or antibiotics.....

 

[chicknmania]

What other symptoms does she have?
She needs to be isolated from the flock. Chances are she needs antibiotics, though this could be a virus, too. Start her on Baytril if you can get it, injectible Tylan 50 or Oxytet are options also. Treat the eye by washing with clean saline...you can use eye wash for people. You can gently coat it with triple antibiotic ointment, or antibiotic eye drops for poultry, there are a few kinds of these, one source is firststatevetsupply.com. You can also try VetRX under the wing. Is she eating, drinking, normal droppings?

 

[drumstick diva]

You can also post at "emergencies, diseases, injuries, cures," thread. A picture showing her eye would be beneficial.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

You can also post at "emergencies, diseases, injuries, cures," thread. A picture showing her eye would be beneficial.

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[tlreilly7]

I was doing some more research and I don't think it's respiratory anymore I noticed she has mites and she is anemic is there anything I can do for the anemia I put mite powder on today and yesterday.

Thanks

 

[tlreilly7]

She is eating and drinking normal her droppings are normal as well.

 

[chicknmania]

It is probably CRD then, would be my guess. OR it could be just an eye infection. Another good thing to control CRD in your flock is Denagard. With that, you can eat the eggs, there's no withdrawal. You can put it in their water every couple of months, and it acts as a preventative. I like it, though it's expensive, a bottle lasts us a year or so for our flock of 40 &.

 

[chicknmania]

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Give her avian specific poultry vitamins, and make sure she is eating well. I like Rooster Booster B & K for sick birds. I like to use garden sulfur powder in their dust bath or dusting holes for lice. Wood ash works well too. And I like Insectrin powder when bugs are really bad. You can put it in the bath, too.