My frozen chicken help..

[Eggcessive]

I would read both articles since MG and coryza can be similar. Learn all you can. Once a disease like this pops up in a flock, be prepared that you may see more cases. Chickens can go along looking healthy being exposed to diseases in the environment and by wild birds, even if someone tracking in getms from a neighbor farm or feedstore, and when they go through stress, they may show symptoms. Stress can be sudden cold or wet weather, a molt, adding a new flock member, or being moved to a new coop.

Coryza can really stink. It is more likely to affect both sides of the face and eyes as well. We asked to check if you think she could have a wound or a cracked beak that has caused some of the black around her beak. Have you checked if the gunk is just from her eye and nostrils? Knowing whether this is just a respiratory issue or a combination of injury as well would be good.

 

[FernbergFarms]

The gunk is from her eyes. Her beak isn't cracked that I can tell. I checked her this morning and her eye was more closed . I put the heat on her today and it’s turned off now cuz we can’t afford it all the time. So tonight it is only a sliver open like it’s basically closed but it’s not big and pussy there is still puss draining from it this morning I took a little bit off the bottom of her eyes but yeah. My friend who gives shots to her farm animals might come over tomorrow afternoon and give her a shot of anti biotics so we’ll see how that goes. But she doesn’t have the heat on at the moment she’s sleeping with her friends on her perch

 

[Eggcessive]

Just any antibiotic will not treat a respiratory disease. Tylan (tylosin) or oxytetracycline are ones that treat MG. Does her face still smell bad? I would clean her eyes with saline eye wash twice a day, and apply plain Neosporin or Triple Antibiotic Ointment after. Make sure to remove any gunk or pus each time. The eye wash comes in generic for $3.

 

[FernbergFarms]

Okay so I’m going out to our seed store today I was thinking they might have something and if they to I will get tylan if they don’t I’m gonna go a couple other places to try to find it. Do I just spray the saline in her eye or use a tissue...?

 

[FernbergFarms]

So I went out looking for some antibiotics and NOBODY had them!:/ so you can really see her eye rn I’ll post another picture of her today.. is there anything I can feed her to help? I’m gonna go rinse her eye with saline and put triple antibacterial ointment on it.

 

[CatWhisperer]

Do not put skin ointments in the eye. You will damage her eye.

 

[FernbergFarms]

Aren’t I supposed to put triple anti biotic ointment on it?

 

[tripletfeb]

Yes, you can use PLAIN triple antibiotic ointment on the eye. Plain meaning no pain killer in it

 

[FernbergFarms]

Okay yup that’s what I have. I just rinsed her eye with saline solution ... she’s really cold and won’t stay under the heat lamp... I got sum puss out but it’s not like pockets it’s like runny.... I do it again tonight and i can see her eye again! It’s on the top but that was before I cleaned it.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I hope you have her set up inside to keep her warm. Hoping she gets better soon