What's wrong with this bird's eye?

[casportpony]

Many types of bacteria can cause the pus that you're seeing, so probably best to have a vet look at it. FYI, all pus smells, lol.

-Kathy

 

[Eggcessive]

Many of the diseases can be secondary infections. Having 2 or more diseases at once diagnosed is not uncommon. Someone recently got a bird necropsied that turned out to have infectious bronchitis, MG, MS, and a weaker form of Newcastles disease. Sorry that you are dealing with this.

 

[casportpony]

Thought I should mention that I did the surgery on a peahen at the feedstore and it took several days for me to get the all of the pus out. She made a complete recovery, but in her case, I suspect she had MG, because since removing the pus, the flock of peafowl there have had lots of respiratory issues and quite a few deaths in the last year.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Many of the diseases can be secondary infections.  Having 2 or more diseases at once diagnosed is not uncommon.  Someone recently got a bird necropsied that turned out to have infectious bronchitis, MG, MS, and a weaker form of Newcastles disease.  Sorry that you are dealing with this.

Wow, all four?

-Kathy

 

[kittybethaustin]

Good point. I was reading about that too. That could be why my stuff seems so random. I think I'm about to get very acquainted with my nearest Texas A&M poultry lab! They've been very helpful on the phone so far and invited me to send photos of any home-grown necropsies I might need to do since my birds don't seem to wait to die until it's too close to the weekend to ship them fast enough. I didn't bother them with this photo since it's kind of a vague symptom that could be many things. I really did think chicken keeping would be easier than this because I'm good with doctoring critters. But I always go over the top with a new hobby.

 

[Eggcessive]

Wow, all four?

-Kathy

Yes here is the thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/933914/had-some-of-the-flock-tested-for-mg-etc#post_14294065

 

[kittybethaustin]

I still enjoy my birds though! I'm hooked for life. Even with these potentially major diseases in play. This too shall pass. And as I said, I'm learning.

 

[casportpony]

Wow, all four?


-Kathy

Yes here is the thread:  https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/933914/had-some-of-the-flock-tested-for-mg-etc#post_14294065

Thanks, I forgot about that thread.

-Kathy

 

[kittybethaustin]

No mycoplasma or coryza!! Just a plain on bacterial infection. Probably a secondary infection to something else but no signs of any of the big bad possibilities. The vet had recommended culling this one because the infection would have been very hard to treat. Also at the time we didn't know what it was. But the flock appears to be safe. Vet said to keep an eye out for any more illnesses and that each should be tested. I agree of course, to keep everybody else from being exposed to anything really nasty. I'm also moving to a longer quarantine period if I ever get anymore birds who aren't chicks from a hatchery.

 

[casportpony]

That's great news! Were you able to save her or did you euthanize her?

-Kathy