Swelling around eye?? UPDATE....more swelling and bubbling too, what am i dealing with?

[blueberrychickens]

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) she is a 1yr old Barnevelder, idk weight
2) What is the behavior, exactly.she has swelling around her right eye
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? just noticed it today
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? no
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.no
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. no idea
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. pellets, treats, foraging in yard, water & rain water
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. not sure
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? none
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? self care
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use pine shavings & hay in nest boxes






I noticed this swelling today while the flock was out foraging thru the back yard. I dont see any visible injury, there is no discharge from eye or from nostrils. She seems to be eating and drinking fine. One of the 3 Barnevelders I have was sneezing after drinking some collected rain water in their plate. IDK if it was her or not. It is only on her right side, the left side looks normal.
We have had ALOT of rain this month, 8.5 inches so far, alot of mud in their run this past week. All the other girls in the flock (17 all together) look fine.
Anyone know what might be the cause of this???

 

[seminolewind]

If you think she has an eye infection, you can give her Tylan or some antibiotic .

 

[blueberrychickens]

If I give her tylan, do I need to toss her eggs for 2 weeks?

 

[blueberrychickens]

The swelling is worse today, and now its starting to get bubbly. I have separated her from the flock for tonight & will try to get her an appointment tmrw w the vet.
Does anyone know what it could be and how to treat it?

 

[Eggcessive]

I think you are dealing with a respiratory disease such as mycoplasma, coryza, or one of the others. It is contagious, so separating the chicken from the others is pretty important. Tylan 50 is an inexpensive ($12) medicine that you could use to treat your bird. It is better in a shot (1/2 ml. given in the breast muscle as a shot for 3 days in a row) or orally 1/2 ml. by mouth for 5-7 days. The shots are fairly easy, but you need to get syringes and needles at the feed store.

 

[blueberrychickens]

Brought her to the vet, he doesn't think its anything too serious. He gave me some tobramyecin drops to give her. She looks a little bit better but now I have another hen with the same problem. Started her on the same drops and seperated her from the others too. Waiting for the vet to give me a call back.