Under one eye is red & puffy! Pictures, please advice.

[cowcreekgeek]

Thank you cowcreekgeek

You're welcome, 'n I hope all goes well for her ('n the rest of your flock ~'-)

 

[SistaChick]

You're welcome, 'n I hope all goes well for her ('n the rest of your flock ~'-)

cowcreekgeek, I want to thank you again. I have been putting 4 tsp. of acv in their water everyday and the one that had the eye problem I have been putting neosporin in her eye everyday. I noticed each day that her eye was looking better, it is clear now and when I went out this morning to check on her the puffiness on the side is gone!!

Now, question, is acv something I want to put in their water all the time or just if I think they could be sick?

 

[cowcreekgeek]

cowcreekgeek, I want to thank you again. I have been putting 4 tsp. of acv in their water everyday and the one that had the eye problem I have been putting neosporin in her eye everyday. I noticed each day that her eye was looking better, it is clear now and when I went out this morning to check on her the puffiness on the side is gone!!

Now, question, is acv something I want to put in their water all the time or just if I think they could be sick?

I truly can't find a single reason not to include it all the time -- most esp. since it serves as insurance against intoxification (from the toxins botulism or algae produces), and serves to maintain a slightly more acidic environment w/in the gut, which makes life harder on internal parasites. But, I tend to phase the amount up 'n down over about a week's time.

Had a discussion w/ another about the use of the original (w/o pain reliever) neosporin w/in the eye, due to concerns that it wasn't buffered for comfort. dawg53 mentioned Terramycin Opthalmic Ointment, which is a ridiculously good alternative, as it's got a really wide spectrum, and appears to work synergistically w/ the bacitracin it also contains (I ordered four very tubes off of eBay, within the hour I learned of it ~'-)

 

[austinclarksf]

I hate to revive an old thread, but I'm still in a bind here.

My barred rock still has the inflammation on her face. She still has discharge in hr eye, and she still sneezes/honks. I think it's been about three or four months now. However, she has been laying very regularly since her first round of antibiotics. None of the other hens are showing any signs or symptoms of her ailment. Up until about a week ago, she was active, hungry, and normal as her eye permitted. Her comb looked good, and her sneezing was minimal. See the pictures and info earlier in the thread.

Before the most recent issue that brought me back here, something else popped up. I walked into the coop one morning, and her eye was swollen shut. She was fine the previous night. She was gasping, rattling, and discharging excessively. I treated her with a round of tetracycline, once a day in an eye dropper, as well as cleaning her head and eye with neosporin and tear-free soap. The swelling went down, and her life resumed as normal, only the original bump remained. During all of this, she behaved normally, eating, laying, drinking water, and playing in the run. This was in late January.

The problem I have now is new. Up until this issue, I wasn't thinking of culling because the hen was behaving normally, did not seem to be suffering, and did not seem to be infecting the other birds.

Now she will not leave the coop. I see her outside maybe once a day for twenty minutes at most. She seems disoriented, and only stays outside long enough to peck at a few scraps, and take a dustbath. Otherwise, she is very broody and stays in one nesting box all day. The other hens are somehow laying in the same box, on a side note, I'm pulling all the eggs out from underneath the problem hen. Her droppings are very thick, dark, and smell putrid. I've also noticed that the hen smells slightly putrid, but I can't tell exactly because she won't leave the coop that she is stinking up. She is not pooping in the nesting box, either. I re-arranged the coop and put in all new hay, on top of cleaning everything, and no change.

SO, I'm wondering which option is best. Option A: another round of the tetracycline antibiotic, of which she has already had two rounds in her life. Option B: Try a new antibiotic, any suggestions? Option C: Cull.

 

[Eggcessive]

Tylan 50 injectable costs $12 plus syringes at the feed store. Give 1/2 ml. into her breast muscle for 3 days, changing sides each day. She has a chronic respiratory disease, and she probably may need to be culled unless you treat her now.

 

[austinclarksf]

Got the Tylan 50 and did my best to locate the breast muscle. Do you know of a good video or diagram that shows the best place to inject? All I can find when searching online are culinary videos...

What would the average turnaround be for a girl on these meds? If she doesn't turn around a few days after her last dose, should I do another round or cull?