Is this an illness or injury?

[Eggcessive]

Great. Get some small syringes-3 ml with 18 or 20 needles to get the medicine out. Remove the needle to give her a few drops in her beak, letting her swallow. Go ahead and separate her, since you need to give the Tylan orally 3 times a day. Dosage of Tylan 50 is 0.25 ml per pound 3 times a day for 5 days. If she weighs 4 pounds that would be 1 ml.

 

[Eggcessive]

 

[Lawrence Lovestock]

When in doubt, err on the side of flock safety.

So true... thanks again for helping me! Praying it’s not as bad as it can be.

 

[Lawrence Lovestock]

What does the inside of her beak look like?

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• Lawrence Lovestock
• Aug 17, 2019
• 3

My 3 youngest:
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[Lawrence Lovestock]

Her nasal passage appears good and dry, that's good. I see the bubbling in the eye that is one of many symptoms of respiratory illness (and other problems), but the rest of her eye has me questioning that diagnosis. Is that a scrape or cut under that same eye? Either way... a good flush of the eye with saline, water, or even visine for dry eyes while protecting her nostrils and mouth from entering is a good starting point, followed by neosporin (triple antibiotic) ointment without any pain relievers in it, directly in and on the eye would be prudent for a hen suffering from respiratory illness or disease or a minor injury to her eye.
When not being held, how is her breathing sounds? Does she have rales (rasping, audible vibrations to her breathing)? What does the inside, roof of her mouth look like? Chicken pus isn't liquidy, like human pus is. Respiratory infection can cause a cheesy, pale yellow pasty stuff (chicken pus) to build up under the 'flaps' on the inside of her beak or cause the development of a 'knot' near the eye.
If her nasal passage becomes involved in this illness, it would lead me to believe it to be a respiratory infection for sure, and the worst kind... WET. Should this happen, antibiotics will become necessary; the sooner you nip a wet respiratory infection in the bud, the better! Tylan50 is often recommended for a wet respiratory infection... you can look up dosing on the BYC forums.
I'd flush and then goop up her eye with medicines as outlined above, without bandaging, then observe her for a day or two, looking for worsening or improvement to her condition. Please keep us posted, and more pictures are always welcome. Calling in some others for extra opinions and advice @Texas Kiki @aart

Here are updated pix

 

[Ebony Rose]

Inside of her mouth looks good and clean to me, someone see something that I don't?

 

[Ebony Rose]

@Lawrence Lovestock For your future, see those slits in the roof of her mouth, IF she had infection there (which I don't see any infection), you'd see a pale yellow, dirty white cheesy substance there (the pus); it would be tucked under that gap in her palate and you'd see the color of it 'peeking' out. It can be a real pain to clear, but it's possible. Her tongue looks good too.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Agreed, the inside of the beak looks good

Hope she starts feeling better once you get the meds.

 

[Lawrence Lovestock]

@Lawrence Lovestock For your future, see those slits in the roof of her mouth, IF she had infection there (which I don't see any infection), you'd see a pale yellow, dirty white cheesy substance there (the pus); it would be tucked under that gap in her palate and you'd see the color of it 'peeking' out. It can be a real pain to clear, but it's possible. Her tongue looks good too.

Thank you so very much! You’ve taught me so much thru this post!

 

[Eggcessive]

Thanks for the new pictures. The left side of her face does really look irritated with feather loss and a scabby appearance, possibly from scratching as thought. Keep us updated on how she is doing.