Rooster's nose is bad, real bad. What to do?

[motorboat]

How is he now?

He has gotten much better. I have had to clean out his nose for weeks and adding Banixx each day but I think it's finally under control. One side looks almost normal. The other side is about 80%. I had to stop the last two days because of sleet and rain. I hope it doesn't flare up again.

Thanks for asking.

 

[motorboat]

after a small ice storm that kept me away for 2 days i went to check on him today. his nose was full again with that stinky cheese like substance. i pulled out a huge block of it from the good side., i tried to clean out the other side but it was too much and he was jerking around in pain as i tried to dig it out. i ended up making him bleed and for the first time he was shaking and really not comfortable with it all. i am discouraged and to the point where im trying to get used to the idea that i might have to put him down. im at my wits end. i have used anti-bacterial and antif-fungal solution for weeks but it just keeps coming back. its alive, whatever it is. i know from having my own sinuses operated on how complicated and layered they can be. granted it's a chicken, not a human but i'm sure what i see when i look in those tiny holes is not all of it so im discouraged about the prospects.

he's such a handsome rooster. he's so full of life and coming into his prime. he's the first rooster i personally have ever had so i would hate to lose him. that sounds corny but he was once a drab, plain "pullet" but he's my "ugly duckling.

 

[Amiga]

Have you tried irrigating the area three times a day to really get to the base of what is going on? There is something in there that you are not getting out, I think, and that just won't let it get better. If you can irrigate it with saline solution that may soften deeper material without risk of cutting healthy tissue and get more out, if you can do it more than once a day.

 

[motorboat]

Between work and the rest of my life it's hard to do anything more than once a day. I'm trying to get my step dad to help but like I said the weather has been really bad lately. This time of year is not ideal. I am not going to give up. Other than that nose problem he is so healthy. I just hated to take 2 steps forward and 1 step back because I couldn't treat him for 2-3 days. Im not giving up yet.

 

[PoultryPedia]

So sorry it hasn't kept clearing up despite all your work!

The only things I could think might still help would be:
--Nasal flushes with Tylan (Note: If you decide to try, buy Tylan 200 rather than Tylan 50, because it's more potent), along with injections &/or oral dosing
or perhaps
--Applying Terramycin ointment (or maybe you could try making a paste using powder from another Tetracycline class medicine) to his nose, along with giving the same or a different antibiotic internally.

I realize cost & time may not be realistic, though.
I also have a very hard time dosing on some prescribed schedules.

 

[motorboat]

I think the anti-bacteria anti-fungal is helping but fungii can take a while to get rid of. Been applying it twice a day this entire week. One side is not filling up with that cheesy stuff but it's still swollen more than a normal chicken's nose. The other side is still sore and fills up but it's getting better too. It doesn't appear to be growing.


He's lucky he has me taking care of him versus some people I know who would have cut his head off by now.


right nostril seems to be the better side
left side still needs some work.

This stuff may be way up in there so who knows if I can really get it all treated.

 

[Amiga]

Bless you!

 

[ErwinV1983]

Hello

You're the first one that has determined the exactly same symptoms to what's happening to my chicken. Besides the fact that this post is already dated i hope to know how's your rooser is doing ever sinds.

The symptoms are as follows:

Pictures: http://www.kippenforum.nl/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=75124 (dutch human language but universal for chickens
Description: crusty surface swelling out of nostrils. when removed, cheezy, smelly tissue that goes deep into the nose. Besides of that, she shows normal behavior and appetite. I've read your post and have the impression that Banixx may help, right?

I hope to receive a response yet
Thanks in advance,

Erwin

 

[five t guineas]

I know this post is old, but I have a nine year old silky hen who has been having the same thing in her nostril for about a month. It is just on the left side. It is crusty and hard on the outside but chunky like cottage cheese on the inside. It is yellow and smells absolutely horrible! It also seems to be eating away at her nostril. I pick out what I can every morning and apply Neosporin. When I get a really big chunk it seems to tear the nostril and there is some bleeding. Regardless of how much i remove, there is more the next day. She does have labored breathing, but seems normal other than that. She does share a coop with seven other chickens, and other than molting at a terrible time of year they are all fine. If anyone has any idea what this could be, please let me know.

 

[Amiga]

I know this post is old, but I have a nine year old silky hen who has been having the same thing in her nostril for about a month. It is just on the left side. It is crusty and hard on the outside but chunky like cottage cheese on the inside. It is yellow and smells absolutely horrible! It also seems to be eating away at her nostril. I pick out what I can every morning and apply Neosporin. When I get a really big chunk it seems to tear the nostril and there is some bleeding. Regardless of how much i remove, there is more the next day. She does have labored breathing, but seems normal other than that. She does share a coop with seven other chickens, and other than molting at a terrible time of year they are all fine. If anyone has any idea what this could be, please let me know.

I am a duck person, but I would get her on oral antibiotics right away. I know it is a guess that it is bacteria, but sometimes one needs to take a crack at a problem and go from there. I would put apple cider vinegar in her water (no galvanized waterer - it will react with the ACV, potentially). If you are reluctant to use antibiotics - and I am - then consider oil or oregano. Oregano is being used by large poultry farms to keep from having to use antibiotics as much.

If there is a vet who could get an analysis of some of the stuff from her nose, to be sure whether it is bacterial or fungal, I would do that, too. If it is fungal, then something like monistat might work - I would check to see if it is okay for chickens. And if you want to avoid commercial antifungals, oregano oil may help that as well.

Again, I am not a vet, not a chicken person, but sometimes ducks get stuff in their nares.