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

[AlectryonKotopoula]

Another question about this, could it possibly be anything else besides MG? Or are bubbles in the eye only a symptom for MG?

No bubbles yesterday or today, my hen (Brownie) appears to be acting totally normal, no nasal discharge and her breathing sounds good

Probably just wishful thinking that she doesn’t have MG, but maybe?

 

[Eggcessive]

The bubbles or foam are a possible symptom. You would have to get testing to know for sure. A lab such as Zoologix with let you collect swabs for testing, or your state vet might help you. In CA, that should be less expensive. If you ever lose a chicken, CA has 4 locations where they will do a necropsy and testing very inexpensively. You can take in or get a prepaid shipping label for Fedex.

 

[AlectryonKotopoula]

The bubbles or foam are a possible symptom. You would have to get testing to know for sure. A lab such as Zoologix with let you collect swabs for testing, or your state vet might help you. In CA, that should be less expensive. If you ever lose a chicken, CA has 4 locations where they will do a necropsy and testing very inexpensively. You can take in or get a prepaid shipping label for Fedex.

Oh wow I can ship a dead chicken? Or do I ship it live and they KO it once it arrives?

I will for sure look into getting testing done asap, thank you! It certainly would be better to just find out for sure than stare my chickens to death and speculate

 

[Eggcessive]

You can ship a body if it has been kept cold, not frozen. Here is a contact where to call and ask questions about testing and necropsy, including if they will euthanize before the necropsy, fees, etc:
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/animal_health/pdfs/CAHFS_NecropsyFactsheet.pdf

 

[AlectryonKotopoula]

You can ship a body if it has been kept cold, not frozen. Here is a contact where to call and ask questions about testing and necropsy, including if they will euthanize before the necropsy, fees, etc:
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/animal_health/pdfs/CAHFS_NecropsyFactsheet.pdf

Thanks so much! Yay, more reading for me!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Do you notice any swelling of the ear or infection inside her ear?

 

[AlectryonKotopoula]

Do you notice any swelling of the ear or infection inside her ear?

Honestly I didn’t check her ear, I should have when I caught her and wiped out her eye and put neosporin on…

I just looked back at the video I took of her and her fluffy cheeks are in the way so I can’t see her ear clearly. I will make a trip out to the coop to check. What additional clue would an ear infection give me? Or lack thereof?

Thank you for your help

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Well, I was just wondering if the ear had infection in addition to her having bubbles in the eyes. If it's infected too, then you'd want to clean it out.

 

[AlectryonKotopoula]

Well, I was just wondering if the ear had infection in addition to her having bubbles in the eyes. If it's infected too, then you'd want to clean it out.

Ah of course, duh thank you for that!

Just braved the CA cold to check and her ear looks normal, no swelling or redness, her eye also looks great, no swelling or bubbles