Help please!!! Chicken face looks blueish and swallen

[carlatomasko]

Yesterday I notice she had that blueish on her face. And a little swallen. I gave her some food and water. She eat a little. She seems to be walking ok. What could this be????

 

[carlatomasko]

What should I do??

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

@casportpony, @azygous, @aart, @lazy gardener @JedJackson @WVduckchick @Ravynscroft @Pyxis can you guys help?

 

[azygous]

It appears the color of copper sulfate or Miracle Grow fertilizer crystals. Have either been left about the premises for this chicken to get into? Both are extremely toxic.

First, I would flush his face with plenty of plain water. If he's ingested any, he will need a molasses flush to try to get the toxins flushed from his system. 3 1/4 oz molasses to one gallon water.

 

[lazy gardener]

Agreed with Azygous. It even looks like feathers at back of head are dusted with same color.

 

[WyanDotteMeow]

The chicken in the first picture face is priceless

 

[azygous]

If this rooster aspirated any of this toxic substance, I would not expect him to survive. This is what's in Miracle Gro : Total Nitrogen - 24% .....3.5% ammoniacal nitrogen .....20.5% urea nitrogen Available Phosphate - 8% Soluble Potash - 16% Boron - 0.02%, Copper - 0.07%, Iron - 0.15%, Manganese - 0.05%, Molybdenum - 0.0005%, Zinc - 0.06%

And I can attest to the corrosive effects of copper sulfate crystals. I aspirated some a long time ago when I was first working as a recreational park employee after being sent out in a boat on a windy day with no safety equipment to treat a reservoir. That night I experienced uncontrollable bleeding from my mucous membrane tissues. I survived, but a chicken might not.

 

[carlatomasko]

It appears the color of copper sulfate or Miracle Grow fertilizer crystals. Have either been left about the premises for this chicken to get into? Both are extremely toxic.

First, I would flush his face with plenty of plain water. If he's ingested any, he will need a molasses flush to try to get the toxins flushed from his system. 3 1/4 oz molasses to one gallon water.

Thank you very much. I will try this. She has been trying to get in the garage. Maybe she got something there

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Thank you very much. I will try this. She has been trying to get in the garage. Maybe she got something there

What breed is she? She is absolutely beautiful. I hope she will recover and be back to her old self in no time

 

[micstrachan]

I’ll be watching and hoping for the best for your girl.