Hurt Peachick

[DylansMom]

Ok I got some pictures. I have noticed he/she just looks sickly. Crush eyes, nose, mouth, ears, even his legs are crusty, scaly. None of my other peachicks or chickens have this problem with crusty legs or eyes etc. I got a bunch of pictures. Let me know if I need to get different ones or better ones.

Oh my, I don't think we are looking at a food issue here. Those legs almost look like scaly leg mites, I would coat them well with Vaseline. I would also get him started on an oral antibiotic like Tylan 100 powder. Available at TSC. Mix approx. 1/3 of a tsp into a gallon of water and give as sole source of drinking water, make sure he keeps eating.

 

[johnskoi]

personally, i think the major problem is the leg (if possible, i'd get him to an avian vet ASAP) if that's not possible (which is unfortunately often the case) (i've been thru it and i'm NOT being condescending) ---- unfortunately, if the leg can't be corrected (my guess would be a physical injury), you'll watch him slowly collapse under his own weight (i have the t-shirt and it SUCKS) .. i'm seeing the puffy eyes on a pea of my oww right now (she's gone blind and ALL parasites are opportunistic).... i'll bet if you inspect his eyes (and the surrounding area) you'll find something that makes you feel dirty for the next few days.....

i'm about ready myself to call in a vet to find out 'flea-safe' meds for the birds.....

i really hope i'm wrong, but the sooner you get someone who's seen it (and GOOD poultry vets are hard to come by), i think the better the prognosis will be.... $200 on a $50 bird ---- i know how it goes...

and your pics were fantastic...

 

[johnskoi]

also, the one leg looks darker to my eyes which may be some sort of necrosis...(i don't have a clue, how to go about that...)

 

[casportpony]

You might want to google mycoplasma synoviae.

-Kathy

 

[cazychicgirl]

Oh dear. Ok. Thanks ya'll! I will try to do some research. Start antibiotic and do the Vaseline.

 

[cazychicgirl]

You might want to google m[COLOR=333333]ycoplasma synoviae.[/COLOR]

-Kathy

Kathy, this seems to really fit it's symptoms. I'm going to start treating with Tylan unless someone else has a suggestion for something else.
Thank you!

 

[casportpony]

Quote: That's probably a good one to start with.

-Kathy

 

[cazychicgirl]

Ok!! Thank you so much!! I will keep you all updated!!

 

[KsKingBee]

You might want to google mycoplasma synoviae.

-Kathy

Oh that would be just awful! If it were to happen to me I would get that bird out of here so fast, but then again it might be too late to keep it from spreading.

On the off chance that it might be mites; you are very good with the camera and it can be a great tool when diagnosing. Take a good clear close up of the eye or the crusty leg near the feathers and then blow it up as much as you can. We have seen other people do this and they were able to see little bugs drinking from the eye.

I haven't had mites on my birds, (that I know of), but when I had rabbits many years ago I used mineral oil with good results.