Hen with swollen face

[byezic]

Hi everyone, tonight I noticed my 3 year old barred rock hen, Angela, has a swollen face on both sides. She also appears a bit pale. She hasn’t exhibited any other strange behavior. Does anyone know what this could be? Thanks in advance!

 

[Eggcessive]

Have you added any new birds recently? Are any birds (or this hen) sneezing, having foam or bubbles in one eye, nasal discharge, or noisy breathing?

 

[byezic]

Have you added any new birds recently? Are any birds (or this hen) sneezing, having foam or bubbles in one eye, nasal discharge, or noisy breathing?

No new additions and I haven’t noticed anyone else with any issues either. I do have mareks in my flock and this particular hen is not vaccinated because she is one of my originals.

 

[Eggcessive]

Chickens with Mareks have low immunity to common diseases. You could try giving some Tylosin in her water for 5 days. Jedds.com sells the powder, and dosage is 1 tsp per gallon of water for 5 days.

 

[byezic]

Chickens with Mareks have low immunity to common diseases. You could try giving some Tylosin in her water for 5 days. Jedds.com sells the powder, and dosage is 1 tsp per gallon of water for 5 days.

Thank you. Is it okay for the rest of the flock to take the medicine also? And ducks? They use the chickens drinkers

 

[Eggcessive]

I prefer to treat only birds with symptoms. That can be done by keeping him inside a dog crate with food and medicated water during the day. He can roost at night.