Ear mites? Ear infection? Wry neck? Or something else?

[EsqChick]

Wow, very interesting. Does she run around and eat/drink like normal? Poop look ok?

She’s totally fine now. Not a single episode today. Eating normal, walking, chirping.

 

[EsqChick]

I would continue with vitamins that have E, B1 and give her a small amount of chopped egg for Selenium.

Look inside the ears very well for any pus, mites or debris.

Do the eyes have any discharge?

Both side of the ears and eyes are very red - do you feel this is from scratching or does the skin look like it might have infection? It may be better to use neosporin on the ears and Terramycin on they eyes (some people do use plain neosporin near or in the eyes as well).

Do any of the others chicks seem to have any scratching issues? I would watch closely to make sure the others don't pick at her since she is so red. You can try blunting her nails or even put something like bandaids on the toes to help lessen skin damage when she scratches.

I will definitely keep up with the vitamins. I didn’t see any mites or anything in her ears, but I’ll take a closer look later. She’s been doing much better today. I think she was really red from scratching yesterday as it’s looking less angry today (still pink, but I think that’s from the trauma done to her skin last night). Her eyes are clear and no discharge. Her eyelids are much better today too none of the other chicks have had any problems. I’ve decided to keep her separate for at least another day or two and use blu kote when she goes back to help with picking. We did put bandaids on her nails just in case.

Do you think I should worry about it being an ear infection? If so, do you have experience whit OTC or should I ask my vet for a script?

 

[WVduckchick]

Good news!

 

[azygous]

Don't worry about a possible ear infection. It's probably all attributable to wry neck. She probably felt like a herd of tiny bees were buzzing around in her head.

Wry neck responds very, very quickly to treatment, so keep the vitamins up for a full week from when you started. After that, you should have a completely normal chick.

 

[ChickNanny13]

I was thinking maybe a "cone" collar would have helped to keep her from scratching but GLAD to know she's doing alot better. 2x azygous

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Don't worry about a possible ear infection. It's probably all attributable to wry neck. She probably felt like a herd of tiny bees were buzzing around in her head.

Wry neck responds very, very quickly to treatment, so keep the vitamins up for a full week from when you started. After that, you should have a completely normal chick.

Agreed. The ear and eyes look better. Hopefully with the vitamins and application of ointment she will be much improved in a couple of days.

 

[EsqChick]

So an update and another question. We’ve kept our girl in the infirmary in the House still nice her incident. She hasn’t had anymore wry neck type episodes since Saturday night and we’ve kept up with the vitamin E and eggs for selenium. I’ve been applying neosporin twice daily. We’ve kept bandaids on her nails because she’s still scratching, but not as often and not as furiously as before (knock on wood she hasn’t scratched at all in several hours). I’d like to get her back into ghe brooder with her sisters either tomorrow or Friday, but her earlobes (?) are still pink. She’s a Black australorp so her earlobes will be red eventually. I’m wondering if this is a normal color for an australorp chick’s earlobes or if they appear irritated from scratching? One of her sisters tried to peck at her earlobe yesterday when we socialized them, so I know the lack of feather coverage means I gotta put blu kote on her when she goes back to the brooder. Thoughts?

Thanks all again! I’d be gutted without your help!

 

[getaclue]

You might try Blu-Kote, or if you have a little food coloring handy (other than red) put a little on there with a q-tip, then reintroduce this one. You may want to put a bit of a barricade between her, and the rest of them for a couple days, so they can all see each other, but not peck. After a couple days, then start introductions. Be sure to keep an eye on them.

 

[azygous]

She's so cute! Blu-kote all her pink areas and she's good to go back with the others.

Be ready for her to receive a peck on the head from her pals for being away and suddenly showing up again. This is harmless secret chick language that re-bonds them. Just stand by in case it last more than a few seconds. Have some meal worms, or whatever treats you give them, handy as a distraction if the chicks get overly excited over seeing their missing mate.

 

[ChickNanny13]

2x getaclue & azygous ... She's a cutie & glad to hear doing alot better.