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PippinTheChicken said:
Oh I'll have a look at that. What does that mean?
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Her face is swollen. I see it on Bucky too.
It means they have a disease. The most common culprits are Mycoplasma Gallisepticum and other respiratory infections. It can be very dangerous and is super contagious, causing sneezing, nasal and ocular discharge, and moderate to severe facial swelling, particularly around the eyes and nose.
I can definitely see some swelling, and they look unhealthy. If they were crammed in a dirty space with other birds before purchase I would doubt their health and disease-carrying status.
MG, if that is what is causing the visible swelling I see, is very common and is not curable. Once a bird has it it's a carrier for life, and you have to treat any symptom outbreaks with antibiotics.
 
TheOddOneOut said:
Her face is swollen. I see it on Bucky too.
It means they have a disease. The most common culprits are Mycoplasma Gallisepticum and other respiratory infections. It can be very dangerous and is super contagious, causing sneezing, nasal and ocular discharge, and moderate to severe facial swelling, particularly around the eyes and nose.
I can definitely see some swelling, and they look unhealthy. If they were crammed in a dirty space with other birds before purchase I would doubt their health and disease-carrying status.
MG, if that is what is causing the visible swelling I see, is very common and is not curable. Once a bird has it it's a carrier for life, and you have to treat any symptom outbreaks with antibiotics.
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Was quite a crowded space they were in. I'm pretty sure (maybe 75% sure) my flock already has MG due to one hen I have. But everyone is okay and if they struggle with symptoms (no one yet) I can find ways to help them.
 
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TheOddOneOut said:
Pippin, Oreo looks sick. I see moderate swelling of the infraorbital sinus, the area in front of her eye.
Please keep them away from your other chickens, at least for now.
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Yes, she definitely has swelling in front of her eye. I'm not an expert in identifying illnesses, but there's certainly something causing that.
PippinTheChicken said:
Was quite a crowded space they were in. I'm pretty sure (maybe 75% sure) my flock already has MG die to one hen I have. But everyone is okay and if they struggle with symptoms (no one yet) I can find ways to help them.
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Early separation of ill chicks is crucial to the health of the flock. The sooner you separate the ill chick from the healthy ones, the less likely it is that the disease will spread.
Even if you already have an infected adult hen, you should still keep the chicks as healthy as you can, as their immune systems aren't fully developed and they're still young and fragile. And if you aren't absolutely certain whether or not your hen has MG, then that's all the more reason to avoid bringing it into the flock in the first place.
In addition, you can indeed find ways to help birds struggling with illnesses, but it is not certain that that help will allow them to survive. Some birds simply will not make it, and the more birds you expose to a contagious disease, the more likely it is that such birds will fall ill and die from it. Access to information and medicine does not mean that one can be lackadaisical with care and preemptive measures.
I would take Odder's advice and separate Oreo.
 

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