HELP! Facial swelling

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Hello!

I have a Welsummer pullet (they are free range) that I just noticed today has some facial swelling on both sides. She is acting normal otherwise. Everyone else seems fine. Should I be concerned?

It is to late tonight to get pictures, but I will in the morning.

Thank you for your help everyone!

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Sounds like a good plan. I bet she’ll do just fine on her own.

Yes, the swelling has gone almost completely down! Thank you a lot for your help and support. Thank you everyone!

 

[dawg53]

In addition what Wyorp Rock mentioned, closely smell around her head for a foul odor.

 

[dawg53]

I suggest Apis Mellifica, and Ledum dosed together. Ledum is commonly used to treat insect bites and be stings, along with Lyme from tick bites. Apis is used for allergic reactions.
https://www.boironusa.com/all-about-apis-mellifica-the-stinging-homeopathic-medicine/
This is an article from the company about Apis Mellifica. It is an FDA approved and regulated homeopathic medicine.

Towards the bottom, this source recommends Apis for homeopathic treatment of anaphylaxis. https://www.stlukes-stl.com/health-content/medicine/33/000008.htm

https://applications.emro.who.int/imemrf/Hamdard_Med/Hamdard_Med_2016_59_4_20_32.pdf

Have you used this product on a chicken? Chickens are a different ballgame than mammals.
If you are going to recommend natural products for chickens, you must provide how to administer the product, dosage, how long to dose, contraindications, and withdrawal times if any. It would help to link where to buy the products as well.
Birds have a higher metabolism rate than mammals. Products that work for mammals may not work for birds or may possibly harm or kill birds.

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Is she okay now?

Thank you for your concern! She is still a swollen, but it has noticeably gone down this morning. She is acting 100% normal, and no else is showing any signs of anything, so I am hoping it was just a bee sting. As long as the swelling continues to go down, I am not gonna give her any medication, and just see how she does.

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

@Wyorp Rock @azygous @Eggcessive

 

[nuthatched]

@Kiki @nuthatched

Could she have found a bee or other stinging bug? Is breathing ok?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Photos will be helpful.

When you check her in the morning, take note of any other symptoms like coughing, sneezing, mucous, etc. Look her face over for bugs, ticks, injury/scabs, etc.

It could be respiratory illness, or as suggested above, gotten stung, possibly suffer some injury somehow... Time will tell.

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Pic please.

Here are some pictures that I got this morning. The swelling has appeared to gone done, but still noticeable.

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Photos will be helpful.

When you check her in the morning, take note of any other symptoms like coughing, sneezing, mucous, etc. Look her face over for bugs, ticks, injury/scabs, etc.

It could be respiratory illness, or as suggested above, gotten stung, possibly suffer some injury somehow... Time will tell.

Thank you so so much for your help. I really appreciate it! I checked her this morning and the swelling has appeared to gone done a little. There was no scabs, mucous, bubbles, injury’s or scabs, she wasn’t coughing and she was acting completely normal. Just a little swollen. I attached some pictures to the post above.