Repost: Swollen Eye

[A.M. Eggs]

I posted about this in an earlier thread; however, I felt that I should repost it with my new findings from observations made in the last few hours. For context, I found one of my hens acting lethargic with a swollen eye this morning. At first this and some nasal discharge was all I could find for symptoms, so I immediately assumed she had a respritory infection that I immediately began treating with terramycin eye ointment and injectable (orally given) Tylan 50. When I went to administer the Tylan 50, I discovered a foul smell and white spots on the roof of her mouth. This confused me as this is normally a sign of pox. I did not administer the Tylan 50 and instead came back to do more research. I found that all of her symptoms could be tied to pox.
The problem with this is that pox is highly infectious. How should I treat her and safely treat the rest of my flock? I am going back up to Colorado in a few days, so I need something easy for my family to do with the entire flock.
Anyway, what I need to know is a) is my new prediction fitting? b) How to treat the hen if it is pox? and c) How to treat my entire flock (preferably all at once like mixed in water)?

Thank you.

 

[Sunny the Chicken]

I did some research and it sounds like this thing called 'Infectious Coryza'. Some symptoms of that are the face swelling (hence the eye), and nasal/eye discharge. They also have symptoms that are similar to those of respiratory infections.
(https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/infectious-coryza-could-be-a-concern-for-poultry-owners)

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I posted about this in an earlier thread; however, I felt that I should repost it with my new findings from observations made in the last few hours. For context, I found one of my hens acting lethargic with a swollen eye this morning. At first this and some nasal discharge was all I could find for symptoms, so I immediately assumed she had a respritory infection that I immediately began treating with terramycin eye ointment and injectable (orally given) Tylan 50. When I went to administer the Tylan 50, I discovered a foul smell and white spots on the roof of her mouth. This confused me as this is normally a sign of pox. I did not administer the Tylan 50 and instead came back to do more research. I found that all of her symptoms could be tied to pox.
The problem with this is that pox is highly infectious. How should I treat her and safely treat the rest of my flock? I am going back up to Colorado in a few days, so I need something easy for my family to do with the entire flock.
Anyway, what I need to know is a) is my new prediction fitting? b) How to treat the hen if it is pox? and c) How to treat my entire flock (preferably all at once like mixed in water)?

Thank you.

You're other thread was here, you could have followed up with the new finding there. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/swollen-eye.1507235/

Can you get photos of the inside of her beak?
As mentioned in your other thread, it could be infectious Coryza or Canker if there's a bad odor.
Seeing a vet can give you better answers to determine what course of treatment is needed.

With the swelling of the eyes, the bubbles, bad odor, etc. Infectious Coryza would be what I would lean toward, but again, testing would be best to rule out Canker as well since treatments are different.

For Infectious Coryza, a sulfa antibiotic is needed to treat symptoms.
For Canker, Metronidazole would be the treatment.

You are correct. Both of these are contagious and birds remain carriers for life.