Really nasty ear infection in a silkie hen ~GRAPHIC pics~

[Funky Feathers]

The other day I noticed this ugly, nasty "plug" in my Silkie's ear. Ewww. Poor baby. She must have had an ear infection going on for a long time. She is getting better now. But this is what it looked like:



















So I carefully pulled this thing off/out. It left a gaping hole in her ear. I flushed & cleaned it out as best I could.









This is what the plug looks like








I clean it out every night with a warm peroxide/water solution, then pack the hole with neosporin. I put 100mg of Amoxicilling in her drinking water, along with vitamins. She is perking up well. This is what it looks like now





And this is her feeling better.

 

[MelissaTXRn]

Oh My Gosh! Glad she is getting better. Thanks soooo much for sharing!!

 

[dawg53]

Good job. I can see the hole slowly shrinking.

 

[BantamLover21]

Looks like you're doing a good job! Hope she gets better soon!

 

[Funky Feathers]

THanks, and you're welcome. Hope this helps someone.

 

[MelissaTXRn]

How is your chicken's ear?

 

[Funky Feathers]

Much, much better, I'll take new pics tomorrow.

 

[MelissaTXRn]

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Much, much better, I'll take new pics tomorrow.

oh good! I have been wondering about her. Thanks to your good care

 

[Funky Feathers]

New pics:

 

[MelissaTXRn]

Thanks for sharing. It looks like it is filling in nicely. Is that yellow part in the middle, pus? I can't believe how much better it looks. She seems more peppy in these photos also.