Easter egger with bubbles in corner of one eye (pics)

[AlectryonKotopoula]

Discovered today that one of my EE has bubbles in the corner of one eye… She seems to be acting normal otherwise, I’m on poop watch right now to get a look at her droppings, she’s foraging now.
The eye seems to keep producing bubbles in the inner corner, the other eye looks fine, but her fluffy cheek seems to be a little wet so I’m not sure.
Should I be worried about this and what might it be? If it’s an indication of a deeper issue what should I do?
This is my firat flock and they just turned 2, I feel like all sorts of issues has been pooping up all of a sudden

 

[AlectryonKotopoula]

Ok got her poop, looks normal to me?

 

[Eggcessive]

Poop looks normal. Bubbles in an eye can be an early sign of mycoplasma (MG,) a chronic respiratory disease. I would flush the eye with saline eye wash, wipe with a tissue, and apply a dab of Terramycin eye ointment twice a day. If you cannot find the eye ointment from a clerk at your feed store, then use a clean tube of plain Neosporin or Triple Antibiotic Ointment. If anything gets worse, you can treat with Tylan 50 orally or get Tylosin powder for the water. No need to isolate her. They can get exposed from a carrier, or wild birds.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Neosporin without the pain relief

 

[AlectryonKotopoula]

Poop looks normal. Bubbles in an eye can be an early sign of mycoplasma (MG,) a chronic respiratory disease. I would flush the eye with saline eye wash, wipe with a tissue, and apply a dab of Terramycin eye ointment twice a day. If you cannot find the eye ointment from a clerk at your feed store, then use a clean tube of plain Neosporin or Triple Antibiotic Ointment. If anything gets worse, you can treat with Tylan 50 orally or get Tylosin powder for the water. No need to isolate her. They can get exposed from a carrier, or wild birds.

Thanks for responding, I was thinking that could be it. I already wiped out the eye and will be applying some ointment tonight. I really appreciate it so much!

Every little tick with my chickens has me on edge lately. I feel a bit naive in how I thought having chickens would go… Overly optimistic with my ability to keep them protected from pests, illness and predators.

Definitely have had to re-evaluate how I thought I wanted to care for my hens.

 

[Eggcessive]

Where did your chickens come from? Have you added any new ones lately? They are not that complicated unless you bring in a disease from other new birds. Birds can get sick when periods of stress occur, such as during molting or extreme weather.

 

[AlectryonKotopoula]

Neosporin without the pain relief

Thank you for that <3 hopefully she can kick this easily enough and the rest of the flock stays relatively healthy.

Wild turkeys have been jumping on top of my enclosed run over the last month, I should have been more diligent about keeping them away

 

[ChickNanny13]

Thanks for responding, I was thinking that could be it. I already wiped out the eye and will be applying some ointment tonight. I really appreciate it so much!

Every little tick with my chickens has me on edge lately. I feel a bit naive in how I thought having chickens would go… Overly optimistic with my ability to keep them protected from pests, illness and predators.

Definitely have had to re-evaluate how I thought I wanted to care for my hens.

We've all been there, however with the help of BYC Members, we get the help to learn alot . Thank you Members you all are

 

[AlectryonKotopoula]

Where did your chickens come from? Have you added any new ones lately? They are not that complicated unless you bring in a disease from other new birds. Birds can get sick when periods of stress occur, such as during molting or extreme weather.

Got them online from mypetchicken a little over 2 years ago. I haven’t added any new members to the flock, still my original hens.
Lost 2 to a grey fox after free ranging, so we built a large, enclosed run to protect them (we have foxes, hawks, bobcats, coyotes, etc) and only let them out on the weekends when we can supervise.
We were doing really well for a while, but in the last couple months have had bumblefoot, mites, and now this.

I feel like I should have had more preventative protocols in place from the start.

I will definitely be thinking ahead from now on! But I’m sure I will get caught off guard still. All part of the wonderful world of chickens right?

 

[AlectryonKotopoula]

Where did your chickens come from? Have you added any new ones lately? They are not that complicated unless you bring in a disease from other new birds. Birds can get sick when periods of stress occur, such as during molting or extreme weather.

They probably got it from the wild turkeys that have been frequently jumping on top of the run. It has also been cold and they recently molted/are still molting.

I think mostly I’m worrying too much.