WHAT is wrong with my hens EYE!

[kuntrygirl]

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[boykin2010]

Just went out and took another look. Her other eye is starting to look the same. It is bubbly. It looks like someone spit in the corner of her eye.
I really dont know what to do??? Is it contagious? I think i may have something going on with my chickens because i have lost 3 hens in the last 2 months. I just went outside and found one of easter eggers dead. I really dont know what is going on. I seem to have the worst look, I try to do everything right and take good care of my hens and they just die!

The hen i am talking about is still alive and is acting completely normal. I hope this is the last of the deaths.
I am going to look at some of the things yall have said and see if her symptoms fit the description.
Thank everyone for their help and please keep the ideas coming.

 

[easttxchick]

Pull her immediately. Get her in a cage where it's warm, but not hot.
She needs an injection of Tylan or Tetracycline in her water ASAP.
Make sure you practice good biosecurity while she is actively sick.
Some people will tell you to cull her/your entire flock, etc. I say it's your call. If it is CRD, it will most likely recur in times of stress and she will always be a carrier.
Good luck to you!

 

[kuntrygirl]

Sorry to hear about your birds. If it were me and if I saw my hen with an eye looking like that, I would administer Tylan IMMEDIATELY. I keep it on hand for any respiratory problems. However, there are other meds that can be administered. People use different things. You have something going through your flock and it could possibly kill the entire flock if not treated.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=538742

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=193203

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=514111

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=480071

 

[boykin2010]

What is CRD?
Where do i get Tylan or Tetracycline?
I have had so many deaths lately, i may have to cull my entire flock. Over the last year i have lost at least 7 hens.
I have lost 1 silkie, 1 SLW, 1 Tophat, 1 barred rock, 1 silkie mix, one RIR, one easter egger.
I take really good care of my chickens, and it is breaking my heart to have some dying.

 

[boykin2010]

Ok, if i take her out of the coop and put her in a cage, then get some Tylan from Tractor supply, how would i apply it? Is it drops? Injections?
How long do i keep her separate from the others? How will i know if my other hens have the disease?
I dont know if this has anything to do with any of this but the number of eggs i have been getting has dropped by quite a bit. I have 25 hens and today i got 3 eggs.

 

[boykin2010]

Could i cull this one hen and hope that it doesnt spread to the other hens?

 

[kuntrygirl]

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If you have a Tractor Supply, they sell it there. You can also check your local feed store. Ordering it online at this time, will take too long to get it.

CRD = Chronic Respiratory Disease

http://www.agriinfo.in/?page=topic&superid=9&topicid=115

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Is this one hen with the others or did you quarantine this particular hen?

 

[boykin2010]

I havent quarantined her yet. I was going to do it in the morning. So yes, she is still in the coop with my other hens