Fowl pox or peck wound?

[MocR]

It looks more like a tumor than fowl pox. Time will tell. Literally. Cancer will get larger, pox will shrink and clear up. Absence of crusty scabs point to a tumor.

I agree not fowl pox

 

[microchick]

It ain't over till the fat lady sings.

If it was my hen I would continue on with the warm compresses and start the antibiotics. IF she has an infection the antibiotics will help control it from spreading and the warm moist soaks will help it to drain. It took quite a few days if not about a week before one of my cockerels infected eye lid opened and drained on it's own.

IF it is a tumor or tumors you are dealing with, a few days will also tell you if there is continued growth or new symptoms pop up then you will have a pretty good idea of what you are dealing with.

 

[Bkaye]

I will do this. I’ll get a weight on her today and get her started on antibiotics this evening. I can’t imagine she even weighs a pound yet so I know I’ll have to cut it back. At this point I lose nothing by trying.

 

[microchick]

That's the spirit. The way I see it if it does go south, you will know you did everything you could.

I'm currently dealing with a hen with what I suspect is a broken femur. She can't use her right leg at all and I'm feeling something mid shaft on the thigh. I was tempted to put her down but she is dealing with her handicap, staying with a group of little cockerels who are keeping her warm and with companionship and she can move around enough to get food and water.

Not much else I can do given it is what I think is a mid shaft fracture but I'm giving her a chance to see if it heals on it own. I had a bantam rooster break his wing tip at the joint this summer trying to boss around a bigger rooster. Big rooster in a small package. He wouldn't let me splint it or wrap it so I just pinned him up and let him heal. Wing is a bit crooked but he doesn't seem to mind and is still alpha rooster in his group.

Point is, sometimes the best thing to do is let nature take it's course and see what happens. These are resilient little creatures.

 

[Eggcessive]

In this post 11 it says to give Amoxicillin 125 mg per Kg (or every 2.2 pounds) twice a day. I would treat for 7-10 days.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ose-for-a-five-pound-brahma-hen.389222/page-2

 

[Bkaye]

Thanks. I weighed her and she’s right at a lb. Not quite 1.1. So I will half the dosage of 125 and begin giving it this evening. I’m really hoping in the next could of days I will start to see some type of improvement.

 

[microchick]

In this post 11 it says to give Amoxicillin 125 mg per Kg (or every 2.2 pounds) twice a day. I would treat for 7-10 days.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ose-for-a-five-pound-brahma-hen.389222/page-2

Thanks Eggcessive. Not knowing the baby's weight I was hesitant to guess.

 

[Bkaye]

Ok so gave her the first dose of amoxicillin tonight. When I cleaned out her eye she had a decent amount of cloudy whitish goo in the corner of her eye by her eye duct. Not sure if that’s puss or if it’s irritants getting in from where I’ve been doing the ointment. First time I have seen that though. Also the white on the inside of her eyelid seems to be more pronounced if that makes any sense. The top one also looks like it’s starting to lift. I attached a pic of the inside eyelid. The pic isn’t as good as I would of liked but it’s the best I can do.

Everywhere there is a bump there is white on the inside of the eyelid.

 

[microchick]

Keep up the treatments. IMHO it's looking more like an infection.

Remember that chickens do not produce pus the way mammals do. The pus will become solid-ish, like thick white paste or caulk. It can even harden more than that as anyone who has dealt with bumblefoot can attest. You want to keep the scabbed area as open as possible for drainage. You can also flush her eye with normal saline eye drops or contact lens moisturizer fluid. Make sure you use warm compresses before you try to express anything out of those lumps, every time! You can continue to use the antibiotic salve in her eye also.

Belts and suspenders as the old saying goes. You are doing an excellent job. Keep going.

 

[Bkaye]

Thank you! I’m really hoping in the coming days I will really start to see improvements. I go back to work tomorrow so I’m not going to be able to do as much as what I’ve done today. My husband will be home most of the week so I’ll have to depend on him to take up my slack.

I can’t think you guys enough for all the help and advice you guys have given me. I’ve had my flock for almost a year now and I have learned more off this forum that I could of ever of imagined.