watery eye, crusty beak, sneezing

[bucklesR]

This thread is quite alarming. We just got a new Pullet Wyandotte. She is sneezing, has a crusty nose, and has an eye that look like this. We got her yesterday with a RIR, after having to get rid of our two roosters. We have two other hens. I just noticed her eyes and beek this morning, she roosted with all the others last night. I separated her this morning with the RIR. I am about to go get some Tylan for her, but I am very hesitant of putting her straight on antibiotics without trying something more natural.

Here is her eye.

 

[bucklesR]

here is a post from the other thread from another member.




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She is now quarantined.

Should we bring both of the hens we got back to the person who sold them to us yesterday?

If she is a carrier then we have no option other than to get rid of her, it does not sound like we should or can keep her no matter what.

 

[Leslieb118]

I'd take them back to where you got them from, and don't exchange them either. Find a new place to get your chickens, and definitely quarantine!!! Chickens with respiratory problems will be carriers and will infect your flock. When you do get new chickens, look for respiratory issues like you're describing now and also check for lice, mites and scaley leg mites.
Your best bet is finding a reputable breeder and even then, quarantine!! That can't be emphasized enough!
Did I mention, quarantine?? LOL.
Good luck!

ETA: If you can't take them back, then you should follow the above posted advice and cull.

 

[bucklesR]

Thanks for the firm advise of Quarantine. Hopefully that mistake because of being new chicken owners does not harm the others?

I assume I should be looking out for the same symptoms in the others since they stayed on the same roost as the sick one? If they also get those symptoms then should they also be culled? Or is this at all treatable? Is there anything I can do to help my other hens?

I did call him back and we are going to be bringing them back today, but there is no way he will listen to what I say if I suggest culling them. He said she needed to be back ASAP so he can get her antibiotics. Not much I can do there.

He also said our roosters were acting odd, they were in good health when we gave them to him.

Quite the nightmare of a situation, it really is tough learning the hard way.

 

[Leslieb118]

Well, he can put them on antibiotics but that will only treat the symptoms. Like was mentioned before, even with the symptoms gone the chickens will still be carriers and will infect any other chickens around them. As far as your roosters go, he may be setting you up to take them back home with you since you're bringing his back, although that may not be the case.
I don't know if one night together will have an impact on your existing chickens or not, but I'd keep an eye on them. I'd also not let the guy talk you into bringing your roosters back home either. If he insists, then you need to keep them quarantined, or if you don't want roosters cull them. I'd be willing to bet anything that the one pullet that you brought home is not the only sick one in his flock. I'm not saying the guy is a bad guy with ill intentions but some people just don't seem to care. He may not even realize that some aren't well, especially if he has a really big flock. I've got 16 chickens and I can tell when one is acting "off". Someone with 100 or more may not notice as much.
Tylan 50 injectable is a good antibiotic to have on hand for respiratory problems, Don't treat with antibiotics though unless you know for a fact you need them. Right now all you can do is monitor your other chickens for problems. Some people keep the chickens they have, treat them knowing they'll be carriers and close their flocks..meaning no new ones in and none out. Others simply cull the entire flock and start over after cleaning and sanitizing everything.
Sorry you're going through this!

 

[chicky1016]

Hi I see this thread is a few years old, wondering if someone could help me... we got 2 new birds yesterday and noticed they have watery eyes and bubbles around the eye. They are sneezing but I think it's because the water from the eyes is running into the nasal openings. They are eating and drinking fine, poop looks normal to me. Breathing sounds fine too. They were in a crate for transport for about 30 min, wondering if the stress from that had anything to do with it. If I am reading google correctly, I see a couple links that say if they have this respiratory illness, the symptoms can vary. Some birds live their entire lives with it and are fine and others the symptoms are more severe and they can even die. There are so many illnesses, I cannot say for sure what they have, if anything. One site I read said that the virus can lay dormant until the birds are under stress, and then the symptoms surface. Can anyone tell me if, with healthy birds, can transport cause these symptoms if they're healthy? If it was just stress, will the symptoms go away? We've transported quite a few birds before and never had this happen with any of them. There were 2 in a crate together. Thanks!

 

[umarson]

Hi, chicky1016! i had this case last 3 months with my new hens, 20 of them. i quarantined 6 of them with the carrier seperated. the symptoms stayed for 2 weeks and 2 had q sudden death. my brother who had the same case for months spending without success advice me to have my pot ready. had no choice but to cull them all. i had a nice soup for dinner, though.

 

[Nksg75]

Can you really safely eat a chicken who has had or still has a respitory problem?

 

[chicky1016]

Can you really safely eat a chicken who has had or still has a respitory problem?

I was wondering the same thing. Don't think I would. Can you eat the eggs? What about if they're on antibiotics or whateverit is you treat then with, can you eat those eggs?

Update. My neighbor has a ton of show chickens and has had chickens for years (like 50+), so I'd like to think he knows what he's talking about. He gave me a 50 50 mix of garamycin (spelling!), and tylan (spelling). You mix the powder with water. Said give it a few days and they should be better aND we'll be able to put them in with the others. He said since they're eating and drinking, we caught it early. He also said if they were laying (which they're not yet- they're about 5 Mos old), that we shouldn't eat the eggs for a month to let the med get out of their system. So, here's to hoping.

 

[umarson]

I did have the meat, they're yet to start laying. am still feeling healthy, no any illness after all these weeks or 3 months.