puffy eye, runny nostral and crusting around the eye and nostral

[lobojoe]

I raise ornimental pheasants and three times now this year I have had a pheasant that has puffy eye, runny nostral and crusting around the eye and nostral. I was told its a respiratory infection but have not been told on how you can cure it. I normally isolate the birds and apply an animal ophthalmic gel some times it works and some times it does not

 

[perolane]

Not sure about pheasants, but with chickens, most infectious respiratory illnesses are not curable. You can treat secondary infection with antibiotics, but the illness is always there & your bird may not show symptoms, but still be a carrier. The illness sometimes rears it's ugly head during times of stress. Of course, unless it's been diagnosed by a vet, you don't really know what the problem is...might be just an eye infection...or more. There is a pheasant section here....you might ask there:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=50

 

[Mahonri]

Infectious Bronchitis.