Little hen with swollen wattle

[humblehillsfarm]

That doesn't look like fowl pox. It looks like possible coryza, a respiratory infection that can cause swelling and discharge around the waddles and/or eyes. It usually stinks.

 

[Jose11632]

That doesn't look like fowl pox. It looks like possible coryza, a respiratory infection that can cause swelling and discharge around the waddles and/or eyes. It usually stinks.

Had a rooster with something like that but no discharge and he smelled bad

 

[Jose11632]

Had a rooster with something like that but no discharge and he smelled bad

She’s hasn’t sneezed yet or doesn’t have nasal discharge

 

[Jose11632]

She has her tail down and isn’t as energetic as usual but when I take her out she starts running around

 

[Jose11632]

Any suggestions what I can do with her currently giving her Tylan/tylosin

 

[Jose11632]

this is how she looks like right now. It’s purple since we put gentian violet on the little scabs she had.

 

[Jose11632]

When there’s noise near here she shakes her head alot

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Any suggestions what I can do with her currently giving her Tylan/tylosin

I am not 100% of the diagnosis. Fowl pox can run its course and Coryza is a virus, however it has been observed that chickens can have some relief from Coryza symptoms with antibiotics. I have observed this myself as my flock is infected with Coryza. Neither fowl pox nor coryza are typically fatal, although they can be. There is also a chance these are pecking injuries.

I personally use antibiotics when I am in doubt of the diagnosis, because most of the time I don't actually use antibiotics, I don't feel I am running the risk of creating any kind of super bacteria. I feel that it won't hurt to do a round of antibiotics, although the likelihood of this being a bacteria issue is pretty low.

 

[Jose11632]

I am not 100% of the diagnosis. Fowl pox can run its course and Coryza is a virus, however it has been observed that chickens can have some relief from Coryza symptoms with antibiotics. I have observed this myself as my flock is infected with Coryza. Neither fowl pox nor coryza are typically fatal, although they can be. There is also a chance these are pecking injuries.

I personally use antibiotics when I am in doubt of the diagnosis, because most of the time I don't actually use antibiotics, I don't feel I am running the risk of creating any kind of super bacteria. I feel that it won't hurt to do a round of antibiotics, although the likelihood of this being a bacteria issue is pretty low.

She is the lowest in the pecking order between the 4 she’s mostly eats last. And she likes going close to the others when roosting they peck her. It looked like there was a few like marks on the bottom of the wattle when it was normal.

 

[Jose11632]

I am not 100% of the diagnosis. Fowl pox can run its course and Coryza is a virus, however it has been observed that chickens can have some relief from Coryza symptoms with antibiotics. I have observed this myself as my flock is infected with Coryza. Neither fowl pox nor coryza are typically fatal, although they can be. There is also a chance these are pecking injuries.

I personally use antibiotics when I am in doubt of the diagnosis, because most of the time I don't actually use antibiotics, I don't feel I am running the risk of creating any kind of super bacteria. I feel that it won't hurt to do a round of antibiotics, although the likelihood of this being a bacteria issue is pretty low.

Had a rooster with something like this months ago.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/purple-swollen-wattle.1468306/