sick hens

[blalack farm]

Hi! I have two hens that are acting sick,they have mucus coming out of their nose and they are really raspy. I have another hen her eyes are matted over, tried warm salt water , no results so far what could be wrong with my babies please help me .Tank you

 

[familypendragon]

The best thing would be to find an avian vet to help get a diagnosis. If that is not possible maybe something here would help. https://www.facebook.com/notes/pend...-helpful-poultry-information/1611694419054116 I lost my whole flock to a respiratory/eye illness that turned out to be MG with these same symptoms - but there are also other illnesses with similar symptoms.

 

[Eggcessive]

Welcome to BYC.Your chickens appear to be suffering from a respiratory disease such as mycoplasma (MG,) or others. Is there any swelling of the eye or the face? Most of these diseases make carriers of your flock for life, so you will want to close your flock. Antibiotics such as Tylan and oxytetracycline may help treat symptoms. Here is a good link to click on to read about common respiratory diseases, and look at MG, IB, ILT, and coryza: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044