hysales
Chirping
About nine dags ago one hen, Trish (The tan/white one) grew some lumps around one of her eyes. A few days later she got a bump in front of the other eye. A day after that bump appeared it turned into the color of a blood blister. She's behaving normally, eating, drinking, etc. but possibly has some vision issues because when she eats sometimes, she misses the food.
The other hen, Nala (dark brown) developed similar symptoms about few days later. What she had was a swollen scab on her comb, and within a couple days she was keeping her right eye shut. Ive seen occasional mucus-y stuff in her eye which i removed. Now, she looks like both eyes are swollen or painful and she keeps them closed or only partially opens them. It's definitely effecting her vision, but she's eating and drinking normally.
In searching for causes, here are some of the things people said to look out for: There are no weird smells, their nostrils, ears, and mouths look clean/normal without any discharge. They are both eating drinking and pooping, though yesterday it looked more like diarrhea than normal. They have been eating tons of bugs they dig up, and there are mosquitos that they try to snap midair. There are also lots of wild birds that visit and steal their food. They live next to my healthy rooster, Roi, but are separated by chicken wire. He has no symptoms.
Treatment-wise I've been adding vitamins to their water which have a lot of Vit-A (see pic), dabbing PetRx on the bumps, nostrils, and soft palette. I also used the other spray (see pic) to clean around the scabbing. Also, ignore the oily looking beards, that's residue from the VetRx.
Any easy answers or should I be calling the chicken equivalent of 911?
The other hen, Nala (dark brown) developed similar symptoms about few days later. What she had was a swollen scab on her comb, and within a couple days she was keeping her right eye shut. Ive seen occasional mucus-y stuff in her eye which i removed. Now, she looks like both eyes are swollen or painful and she keeps them closed or only partially opens them. It's definitely effecting her vision, but she's eating and drinking normally.
In searching for causes, here are some of the things people said to look out for: There are no weird smells, their nostrils, ears, and mouths look clean/normal without any discharge. They are both eating drinking and pooping, though yesterday it looked more like diarrhea than normal. They have been eating tons of bugs they dig up, and there are mosquitos that they try to snap midair. There are also lots of wild birds that visit and steal their food. They live next to my healthy rooster, Roi, but are separated by chicken wire. He has no symptoms.
Treatment-wise I've been adding vitamins to their water which have a lot of Vit-A (see pic), dabbing PetRx on the bumps, nostrils, and soft palette. I also used the other spray (see pic) to clean around the scabbing. Also, ignore the oily looking beards, that's residue from the VetRx.
Any easy answers or should I be calling the chicken equivalent of 911?
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