Swollen eye and shaking of head

[AbiAsh]

Thanks all. Spoken to the out of hours vet. Due to lock down she has suggested to not travel to her practise as it’s further away than normal and definitely thinks it’s some sort of respiratory disease so has suggested antibiotics, however the ones so we can still eat the eggs, they don’t stock so is attempting to get me some from elsewhere so I’ll have to wait for her call back now.
I may take one of them to my normal vet on Monday and get her tested as I’m aware that if it’s one of the bad diseases, they could have it for life, a bit like the herpesvirus in humans.
Background of my flock;
We had 3 hens from egg from a school project. We were upgrading the coop and adding an automatic timer on the door when it didn’t close properly one night and the next morning I find a lot of feathers and only 1 hen left
We got 3 more from a reputable poultry farm. He said they’d been vaccinated and I didn’t need to quarantine before adding them into my coop. I’m a first time chicken keeper so have stupidly believed him and nearly 2 weeks later, my whole flock is ill
I should’ve gone with my gut and quarantined the news ones first. Lesson learned for future

 

[AbiAsh]

I’ll be interested to hear your vet’s response. I’ve been dealing with an adult chicken with very similar symptoms; one side of her face swollen and an eye closed with clear discharge, and that same gurgling, rasping breath. She’s finally starting to recover but I found one of my new pullets dead a couple days ago with no sign of any problems. (Her nares and eyes were clean and she hadn’t shown any respiratory distress). I suspect coryza, but without a local vet who sees chickens, I may never have any real answers.

Im really sorry to hear you’ve lost a hen
I’ll be sure to keep you updated. Most of mine have had gunk in their nostrils which I’ve been cleaning out with warm water and a cotton bud. We’ve just been keeping an eye now to make sure we can keep them as clear as possible and comfortable as possible whilst we try and get it sorted.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

He said they’d been vaccinated and I didn’t need to quarantine before adding them into my coop. I’m a first time chicken keeper so have stupidly believed him and nearly 2 weeks later, my whole flock is ill

Did the breeder say what vaccination? Maybe for Marek's?

A lot of times even if birds are quarantined and observed for a period of time - they may be asymptomatic and just carriers and can still spread illness. You never know, but it's always a good idea to quarantine new birds if possible.

 

[AbiAsh]

Did the breeder say what vaccination? Maybe for Marek's?

A lot of times even if birds are quarantined and observed for a period of time - they may be asymptomatic and just carriers and can still spread illness. You never know, but it's always a good idea to quarantine new birds if possible.

He didn’t say. He was full of self importance if you ask me. Hard to have a conversation with. Will never buy from him again or recommend to be honest. I’m going to call him Monday and ask for a list of what they were vaccinated from so I know or future and then get them tested at my vets. Yeah, I should’ve kept them apart for a bit at least to make sure. Hindsight is a wonderful thing hey?! Thanks for replying

 

[Wyorp Rock]

He didn’t say. He was full of self importance if you ask me. Hard to have a conversation with. Will never buy from him again or recommend to be honest. I’m going to call him Monday and ask for a list of what they were vaccinated from so I know or future and then get them tested at my vets. Yeah, I should’ve kept them apart for a bit at least to make sure. Hindsight is a wonderful thing hey?! Thanks for replying

I'm sorry you are dealing with this.

It would be good to find out what he did vaccinate for just so you know.
Some private breeders in the US vaccinate for Marek's, but not likely for anything else. Vaccines can be expensive and impact the bottom line. Not many respiratory vaccines are given that I know of here -maybe in large hatcheries or poultry houses, but not by individual breeders.