How Do I Clean Nostrils

[capon]

i got a silkie hen at an auctoin yesterday , and today i noticed her notrils are plugged w yellow stuff !shes active eating well and drinking , the stuff is dried not runny , droppings r norm, not coughing and hre weight is pefect how do i clean her nosrils, or is this the start of infection

 

[chickenlady]

Yellow stuff is never good. I would start with a dry toothbrush. If it doesnt come off you may have to use a piece of a damp cloth with some warm water just to break it up(not alot of water). If you have vet rx you can use that too.

 

[ShaggysGirl]

Don't know if it will work or not since it is dried. When I use to breed parrots if they got the food in their nares we'd use one of those baby nose bulbs for sucking buggers out of baby noses...lol it worked

 

[dlhunicorn]

if the substance is too dry and not coming out with the nose bulb then soak a Q-tip in hydrogen peroxide and gently swirl on the mass... this often works wonders for softening up the mass so that you are able to remove the "plug" with a pair of fine plastic tweezers and then afterwards you can use the nose bulb.
I would mist the area two or three times a day with OXINE > here is an article on that:
http://www.shagbarkbantams.com/oxine.htm

You can also nebulize with Tylan .
I would also give three drops of Polyvisol enfaml (no extra iron) in beak once a day for a week then taper off the next (this is a liquid childrens A-B-D vitamin) > vit A deficiency can also cause this.