Gape worm??

[Cierrascoop]

I went out today and found my olive egger, ash, making crazy noises, while straining her neck in odd ways. Her mouth is constantly open. She seems to make an odd almost hissing noise at times. But is also making these high pitched almost sneezing noises and shaking her head. I cannot post a video or I would. However I've described it to the best of my ability. I'm not sure what I should do. In between these spells she's puffed up, off by herself. Does this sound like gape worm? If so how should I treat her?

 

[Eggcessive]

The foamy eye and swelling can be a sign of mycoplasma or MG. Get some Tylan 50, Tylosin powder, or oxytetracycline and treat her. Clean the eye with saline or eye wash, and apply a dab of either Terramycin eye ointment or plain Neosporin twice a day.

 

[Eggcessive]

Yes, it is sad that the new rooster may have brought in MG. That is typically how people bring in illnesses. It is a chronic infection. They may get over symptoms with antibiotics, but the whole flock can become carriers for life even if they don’t show symptoms. If you ever lose a chicken, I would let your state vet do a necropsy where they can test for and confirm MG. Tylan or tylosin works pretty well for symptoms. Denagard is another one that some use. It is good not to treat all of your birds, but only treat one if they get symptoms. I would close the flock to any birds ever going out of your flock. MG can pass through hatching eggs as well. Once all of your chickens have died off some day, then you can get new healthy chicks from a hatchery waiting at least 3 days, but better to wait for a few weeks, after all birds are gone. Most people do not cull, but close their flocks. Here is a good article about MG to read:
https://extension.umd.edu/sites/ext... Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) Infecti....pdf

 

[dawg53]

So I'm looking online and it says that culling is the only treatment to stop the spread and that they will carry it for life.? Is this true?

Yes, it's true.
You can maintain a closed flock. No new birds in, no birds out. No eggs given away or sold to be hatched because MG can be transmitted via eggs. The eggs are safe to eat. When using antibiotics, there may be an egg withdrawal period for whatever meds are used.
Antibiotics will treat symptoms but not cure the disease. Your birds will be carriers for life. You must maintain strict biosecurity with your flock.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

How is she doing now?

Perhaps she got a piece of food stuck in her throat?

For video, upload to youtube and provide a link.

Where are you located in the world? Gapeworm is not that common, so I'd monitor her for a little while, do check to make sure her crop is emptying overnight as well.

 

[Cierrascoop]

How is she doing now?

Perhaps she got a piece of food stuck in her throat?

For video, upload to youtube and provide a link.

Where are you located in the world? Gapeworm is not that common, so I'd monitor her for a little while, do check to make sure her crop is emptying overnight as well.

She is not great. She's now developed this. She's active and eating and drinking but this is concerning. She's also still coughing?? Though not gaping

 

[Eggcessive]

You may want to press out some pus that is probably around her eye as well. If you find Tylan 50 injectable at your feed store in the cattle medicines, you can give it orally 0.25 ml (1/4 ml) per pound 3 times a day. If she weighs 5 pounds, that is a dose of 1.25 ml.

Have you added any new birds recently? Have any others been sneezing or having noisy breathing?

 

[Cierrascoop]

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You may want to press out some pus that is probably around her eye as well. If you find Tylan 50 injectable at your feed store in the cattle medicines, you can give it orally 0.25 ml (1/4 ml) per pound 3 times a day. If she weighs 5 pounds, that is a dose of 1.25 ml.

Have you added any new birds recently? Have any others been sneezing or having noisy breathing?

Now that you mention it yes. My rooster that I added roughly a month and a half to two months ago had "cold like" symptoms and his crow sounded off. After quarantining him until he seemed normal and his crow seemed normal again, I let him back with the others....and a pullet of mine also has been acting off....a bit lethargic. I wonder if the rooster that I added brought this with him?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

That’s coccidiosis. The puffed up cheeks around the eyes and the draining of the eyes, sneezing and coughing. Coccidiosis.

Bubbles in the eyes, facial swelling is not Coccidiosis. Coccidiosis is a protozoa that affects the intestines, it's not a respiratory disease.
As suggested from previous posts in this thread, the bird is suffering from respiratory infection, likely Mycoplasma.

The thread is from February of this year, hopefully the OP can give an update on how their flock is getting along.

 

[dawg53]

Ash is most likely adjusting her crop.