Hens eye is bubbly - MG?

[Unicornlife3316]

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
— shes about 5 months old, an Easter Egger - no

2) What is the behavior, exactly.


3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
— noticed Saturday August 29th

4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?


5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.


6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
— not that I know of, could possibly have debris in eye, i

7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
— layer pellets and fresh water. Treats include zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes, strawberries, blueberries occasionally - maybe 2-3 times a month

8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.


9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?


10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
— I have a vet I can see, will go if nevessary

11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
— picture attached

12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
— shared coop, free range, hay in nest boxes, dirt barn floor, dirt floor in coop.

 

[ronott1]

I would separate her from the flock and watch the rest of them too.

 

[Unicornlife3316]

Is it common for only one eye to be bubbly?

 

[Eggcessive]

It can be common for only one eye to be bubbly if there is a respiratory infection or MG. Has she been pecked around the eye? Is there any lethargy, nasal drainage, gasping, or sneezing? Have you added any new birds to your flock recently? I would clean the eye with saline and a clean cloth, and apply some Terramycin eye ointment or plain Neosporin to the eye twice a day. Testing by your state poultry vet could determine if it is MG or not. Tylsosin is used to treat symptoma of MG, and you can find that online for pigeons, to put in the water for 3-5 days.

 

[Unicornlife3316]

It can be common for only one eye to be bubbly if there is a respiratory infection or MG. Has she been pecked around the eye? Is there any lethargy, nasal drainage, gasping, or sneezing? Have you added any new birds to your flock recently? I would clean the eye with saline and a clean cloth, and apply some Terramycin eye ointment or plain Neosporin to the eye twice a day. Testing by your state poultry vet could determine if it is MG or not. Tylsosin is used to treat symptoma of MG, and you can find that online for pigeons, to put in the water for 3-5 days.

i don’t see any signs of being pecked around her eye. No, these birds have been here since March and the older girls are all over a year. No lethargy, no nasal drainage, no sneezing, no wheezing, still eating, still laying daily. Literally nothing has changed about her except this watery/bubbly eye. I have been wiping with a clean cloth twice daily and applying plain neosporin.

I will look for the tylosin - thank you for that suggestion.