Ok so I volunteer on a farm animal rescue with 700+ animals (300-400 being birds) and yesterday we discovered a hen with NASTY pus filled ear infections; we removed the pus the best we could without hurting her and gave her oral antibiotics but after inspecting her flock mates both of them also had ear infections(all be it not nearly as bad) her flocks rooster we removed the pus also but the other hen one ear was clear and the other had only a little so we left her be other then giving the antibiotics.
I believe their neighbour flock(in the pen next to them) also have ear infections but we didn't have time to check them closely also. That flocks neighbour's and so on could possibly have it too so I'm wondering there's anything we can do better to help them all? In total the row they are on has atleast 50 chickens and it would be a nightmare to have to clean them all and individually give oral antibiotics daily. Is there anything that can be done?
The known infected birds also have bird lice, is there any good/effective way to get rid of them other then diamacetous earth?
I do not have any pictures at the moment as we were more focused on the birds then taking pictures. The pus was fatty and yellowish and you could smell it from a distance away, the worst one had it all the way into her ear canal(we weren't able to get all of it because it was so deep in and she was getting fed up with us) while the other 2 didn't have it super deep in
We are unsure still if the worst one is gonna make it as she is also acting lethargic and just not right; she is also a older bird as far as we can tell. On the good side she is still willing to eat
Any advice is appreciated!!
I believe their neighbour flock(in the pen next to them) also have ear infections but we didn't have time to check them closely also. That flocks neighbour's and so on could possibly have it too so I'm wondering there's anything we can do better to help them all? In total the row they are on has atleast 50 chickens and it would be a nightmare to have to clean them all and individually give oral antibiotics daily. Is there anything that can be done?
The known infected birds also have bird lice, is there any good/effective way to get rid of them other then diamacetous earth?
I do not have any pictures at the moment as we were more focused on the birds then taking pictures. The pus was fatty and yellowish and you could smell it from a distance away, the worst one had it all the way into her ear canal(we weren't able to get all of it because it was so deep in and she was getting fed up with us) while the other 2 didn't have it super deep in
We are unsure still if the worst one is gonna make it as she is also acting lethargic and just not right; she is also a older bird as far as we can tell. On the good side she is still willing to eat
Any advice is appreciated!!