Swollen face---double normal size on one side

[Bejammie]

8 week old chick has infectious bronchitis, has swollen face that is twice its normal size on one side of his body. What can I do to help the swelling go down?

 

[casportpony]

8 week old chick has infectious bronchitis, has swollen face that is twice its normal size on one side of his body. What can I do to help the swelling go down?

Picture? How do you know it's IB?

-Kathy

 

[Bejammie]

I've had IB for awhile now, I'm starting to vaccinate for it.

 

[casportpony]

I've had IB for awhile now, I'm starting to vaccinate for it.

Confirmed by a lab?

-Kathy

 

[Bejammie]

Never lost a chicken, but 100 percent of my birds get it. Bubbles in eyes, snotty, not feeling good, lose weight but don't die, and drop in egg production.

 

[Bejammie]

No not confirmed by a lab.

 

[casportpony]

So it could be mycoplasma. If it is mycoplasma, you could try giving Tylan 50 orally at 0.25ml per pound twice a day, or you could try Baytril. Baytril is banned for use in poultry, but it will treat almost all respiratory infections that are bacterial.

-Kathy

 

[Bejammie]

I think it's coryza. Text book symptoms.