grannys gone and done it

[campingshaws]

aww, poor thing !  i dont know anything about pox except there is a wet and dry and one is worse then the other. can he see? is there treatment or will you have to cull him? spill it !

All I know is that the virus can't be treated, but I think I'm going to need an antibiotic for his eye? It was fine this morning, foamy this afternoon, and mostly shut after dark. He did manage to open it a little after I pestered him for awhile. If I have to cull him... well... I just won't be able to. I'll have to call my dad, I guess. He's always been the one to put the pets down.

But hopefully he'll pull through! He's been a week getting like this, and today he was still pretty active, eating, and drinking. I've heard this pox lasts two weeks, and I've heard 3-5 weeks. Either way, I think he should be on the upswing.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I dont know what he has but the foam is a big sign of mg or corzo or how ever its spelled. no rattles? or have you been close enough to listen?

 

[campingshaws]

I dont know what he has but the foam is a big sign of mg or corzo or how ever its spelled. no rattles? or have you been close enough to listen?

I've read that, too, but I found a case from this week on the emergencies thread where a hen with fowl pox also had a foamy eye, but with antibiotics it cleared up quickly.

I had to hold him quite a while tonight trying to treat the lice and give him the drops. Everything sounds clear, so far. I've been busy these past few weeks, but I try to spend at least an hour in the yard throughout the day. I only have 15, so it's easy to see them all up close a few times a day. They follow me around the yard begging for treats, even if all the feeders are full.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

terimyicin ointment for the eye. fowl pox possibly bringing on a secondary infection. could also be mg as the secondary infection and if thats the case then antibiotics or cull. Eggsesive ( a member on here) educator, was talking to someone on a post that looks like your roo w/ seemingly the same problem.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

just goes to show sick dont care if you have a nice house or not. LOL

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I just keep going back and looking. lol it is a bit fascinating to me for some reason. because i have never seen it i guess. it almost looks like a little bug is attached just above his eye. i guess thats the pox? do the others have it too? do you have them in quarantine? I thought i had 15 chickens but with the 2 new seramas there is 19 total. I love chicken math. its the only kind i am good at. did i tell you i candled an egg? haha today is only the 3rd day. I just cant help myself sometimes. well, most the time. I only looked at one of them and it was the first time the bator was opened since they were put in. I so hope i get a couple . I have 4 kids waiting to see if they will have a 4-h project or not. my sons helper, my friend, the one that takes care of the chickens they are one and the same and her children asked me if they could call me grandma. my heart melted. they call my husband uncle Tom.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Granny, you got so much done today!

That must feel good, but I sure hope your toe and back don't get worse. Taking care of the chickens is good, but be sure to take care of yourself too.

Great that your helpers will be back tomorrow for the mite treatment. I've been fighting red roost mites this summer. ick Just found yesterday that they are back in the bantam coop, nasty blood suckers, feeding on a couple of my broodies. Fortunately, I had sprayed the coop with flea & tick spray a couple of months ago and it still worked! Killed the buggers when they crawled out of the nest box, which is how I noticed them. Actually, it's a bit disturbing that the flea spray was still effective after so long, but if it kills those horrible mites, I am satisfied. The hens are upset because the nest boxes have been closed off, cleaned out, sprayed, and are off limits for a few days to make sure they are completely dry. Hoping it will break my Silkie who has been sitting for month now.

I am glad you are not culling all your chickens. I think most of these viruses are around, carried by wild birds, and if everyone tested their flocks, we'd find that there have been a lot of exposures, and immunity too. If the virus from my new pullets had spread to my other birds, I would have kept them all in a closed flock.

Did you set the Serama eggs in the incubator yet? Should we start the countdown?

 

[Eggcessive]

I've read that, too, but I found a case from this week on the emergencies thread where a hen with fowl pox also had a foamy eye, but with antibiotics it cleared up quickly.

I had to hold him quite a while tonight trying to treat the lice and give him the drops. Everything sounds clear, so far. I've been busy these past few weeks, but I try to spend at least an hour in the yard throughout the day. I only have 15, so it's easy to see them all up close a few times a day. They follow me around the yard begging for treats, even if all the feeders are full.

His eye looks closed up, so I would clean it with some saline and a warm compress, the put in some Neosporin or Terramycin ointment. A vet may have something better if available. I haven't treated pox this bad, but most say that if you can keep them eating and drinking, and prevent secondary infections, they will do okay. Iodine on the scabs away from his beak and eyes may help dry them up. Look inside his beak if you can for any yellow patches that could be wet pox, and can block his airway.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Oops, just read your post before mine. Hope you get some eggs to hatch for your new grandkids!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Eggsesive, thank you

so this is a bad case then.