My chicken has one eye closed, white fluids coming out from it, wing a bit droopy, drinking only water and eating very little food, lethargic

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My chicken has one eye closed since the day before yesterday but today it isn't opening at all. The wing opposite to her closed eye is hanging a bit low. She was always so loud but today she's being very quiet and even if she talks, her voice is much lower than how it used to be when she was fine. Last night and this morning, white fluids came out from her closed eye. A few days before all this water came out from her beak. I opened her beak to check and the rice she ate 4 hours ago is still there there, in her mouth. It's my first time keeping chickens. She's sleeping a lot too with her head tucked in the wing. I bought two chickens and the other one was died 5 days ago. Days before its death, it became very lethargic, sleeping all day and didn't talk at all. Also didn't eat, only drank water. I'm guessing that that one and this sick one were 6-7 weeks old. The sick one (the only one that I have at the moment) weighs only 0.31 lbs. I don't know her breed. Please help.
 
Send photos if you can also So sorry for your chickie i would try to bring her indoors give her electrolites force feed her not to much. But make sure she gets nutreiants keep me posted
 
My chicken has one eye closed since the day before yesterday but today it isn't opening at all. The wing opposite to her closed eye is hanging a bit low. She was always so loud but today she's being very quiet and even if she talks, her voice is much lower than how it used to be when she was fine. Last night and this morning, white fluids came out from her closed eye. A few days before all this water came out from her beak. I opened her beak to check and the rice she ate 4 hours ago is still there there, in her mouth. It's my first time keeping chickens. She's sleeping a lot too with her head tucked in the wing. I bought two chickens and the other one was died 5 days ago. Days before its death, it became very lethargic, sleeping all day and didn't talk at all. Also didn't eat, only drank water. I'm guessing that that one and this sick one were 6-7 weeks old. The sick one (the only one that I have at the moment) weighs only 0.31 lbs. I don't know her breed. Please help.
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Send photos if you can also So sorry for your chickie i would try to bring her indoors give her electrolites force feed her not to much. But make sure she gets nutreiants keep me posted
I've brought her indoors she's staying the balcony. I tried force feeding my other chicken (that died) sugary water and egg yolk. I'm thinking of giving this one sugary water too but I'm a bit... afraid to force feed because it might stress her out like it did to the last to the last one.
 
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Its ok just watch her than and try to get her to eat. Also pics would help me see
 
Don't force feed. Tomorrow we will have someone show you how to safely tube feed. If you do it wrong you can kill her by getting food down the wrong pipe into the lungs. Offer water with electrolytes such as gatorade or pedialyte in a small cup held up near her beak. Keep her warm.
 
I think you should take it to a vet .usually I would not take it to a vet but i thinks its your best hope and the chickens as well.
 
Sounds like a respiratory infection such as Mycoplasma Gallisepticum (MG).


Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD), or most commonly known as Mycoplasma Gallisepticum (MG). MG is a bacterial infection of poultry, affecting all different species of birds. This disease is most commonly given from infected parents to the offspring, as the MG bacteria can be transmitted vertically into the eggs of developing embryos, making any chicks that hatch, always infected and sick with the bacteria. So please don’t ever breed from your sickly infected flock to sell or giveaway chicks/hens/roosters to anyone. You can freely choose to hatch for yourself, but you should not ever sell and or giveaway any extra roosters as you’ll just be giving someone else your flock’s disease, causing them a devastation. MG is a permanent lifelong chronic disease- meaning, that you can treat or have the symptoms go away, but whenever the bird gets stressed again, the symptoms will keep coming back or get worse. All birds (even recovered birds) remain lifetime long carriers of the MG bacteria, spreading and shedding it through their feces, feathers, dander, respiratory secretions and other bodily fluids. This is a serious permanent lifetime disease of poultry and is incurable, but treatable with antibiotics. Since MG is caused by a bacteria, antibiotics can help keep symptoms at bay until the symptoms resurface whenever birds become stressed again. Keep in mind that over-use and/or misuse of antibiotics also creates antibiotic-resistant bacteria, making the disease harder to treat than before. It’s critical in any livestock animal, especially poultry, to get any sick or symptomatic birds tested to find out which specific disease they have as soon as possible. That being said, most choose to cull all birds, disinfect and start over fresh. If you’d rather not, then the other option is to keep a closed flock- no new birds into your flock and no birds leave your sick flock. If you choose to start over, always quarantine any new birds that you decide to bring into your flock, 30 day quarantine isn’t always enough, therefore, it’s best to do a 60 day quarantine AWAY from your healthy birds, in another area.



Here's more information about MG:



https://extension.umd.edu/sites/ext... Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) Infecti....pdf



https://www.freedomrangerhatchery.com/blog/protecting-your-flock-what-you-need-to-know-about-mg-ms/



https://afarmgirlinthemaking.com/respiratory-conditions-poultry-mycoplasma-in-chickens/



https://www.maine.gov/dacf/ahw/animal_health/documents/backyardpoultry/Mycoplasma Factsheet.pdf



https://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D9107.PDF



List of testing and necropsy labs for poultry & other animals:



• List of US Poultry Labs - https://www.heritageacresmarket.com/poultry-necropsy-labs/



• List of Poultry Authorized Labs (NIPIP) - https://www.poultryimprovement.org/documents/AuthorizedLaboratories.pdf



• Zoologix PCR testing for livestock (poultry, equine, bovine, avian, etc) - http://www.zoologix.com/avian/index.htm



• USDA Diagnostic Tests - https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ou..._Lab_Information_Services/SA_Diagnostic_Tests



• Research Associates Lab (RAL) - http://www.vetdna.com/test-type/avian-bird



• Poultry Health Services Diagnostic Tests - https://www.poultryhealthservices.com/lab/tests/



I wish you good luck and I hope your birds get well soon! 🍀
 

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