Need help with droopy eyes.

[Chevy383Driver]

Good week ago a few of my juvenile chickens are getting droopy eyes. I've looked at many different forums and not finding what I'm seeing. Saw a few that had a similar problem but my birds don't seem to have any sort of cold. I have 11 birds in my garage coop that are 9 wweks old. Only 4 of them having this problem. I would quarinten them but at this point if its something serious they're all gonna get it anyway I figure. Its been a good week and a half and all started around the same time. None of my other birds seem to have anything. Only thing I notice is this droopy eye. No heavy breathing or snotty noses, no diarrhea and 3 of the 4 seem like everything is good. The 1 the past 2 days hasn't seemed so good. Standing in the corner with her tail down, not eating or drinking all that good. So does anyone have any idea? Does seem to be a sickness. Should I attacking with antibiotics or wait it out? Thanks

 

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[Eggcessive]

IT could be mycoplasma (MG.) I would recommend getting them tested. Tylan and oxytetracycline are medicines that treat MG, but the chicks can still be carriers, if that is what they have.

 

[Chevy383Driver]

MG is a respiratory infection and highly contagious. Wouldn't they all have symptoms and the sick ones have more heavy breathing? Even the sickest one has no wezzing.

 

[Chevy383Driver]

Started today with antibiotics. I'll keep this posted just for reference.

 

[Eggcessive]

Mycoplasma can be very mild or very serious depending on the strain. A pecked eye could look like MG, but having multiple ones with the problem is suspicious, so I would agree with treating it. Here is a good link that has symptoms of MG and other common diseases, and another lik that has testing labs where you could go get one tested or have your vet send it off:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahln/downloads/all_nahln_lab_list.pdf

 

[Chevy383Driver]

Took one of the birds to a lab. Diagnostic, infectious Bronchitis and Mycoplasma Synoviae. Yippee yea -_-

 

[Eggcessive]

Thanks for the update, but sorry that you got that diagnosis. It's good to know what's going on however. I would close the flock to any new birds, and of course, don't sell or give away any. IB can cause the chickens to be carriers for up to a year, but MS causes carriers for life. Chlortetracycline, Tylan, or Gallimycin are commonly used to treat MS.