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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: shrekfeet on September 15, 2010, 05:11:38 pm

Title: chicken eye problem
Post by: shrekfeet on September 15, 2010, 05:11:38 pm

Any ideas folks. Notice 3 or 4 birds with problem eyes. Runny, swollen and the small feathers around the eyes seem to be missing.

Help needed ASAP please

Title: Re: chicken eye problem
Post by: daddymatty82 on September 15, 2010, 07:57:52 pm

they being picked on? mites? any other symptoms?

Title: Re: chicken eye problem
Post by: cooper956 on September 15, 2010, 10:32:24 pm

mycoplasma are there eyes foamy sometimes? stress from mites can bring it on or it can just be for no reson wild birds can bring it but we first got it with some bought in hens it can go away on its own but it can also kill them if not treated

Title: Re: chicken eye problem
Post by: shrekfeet on September 16, 2010, 11:57:31 pm

certainly sounds like the problem to me. Foamy eyes and looking rather spaced out. Lost one today, was struggling to breath last night. Dosed with Citracidal as I had no antibiotics. A little worse this morning, dosed again and got antibiotics from game keeper and added to water. Dosed poorly girl to. Gave her till lunch and she was much worse, so pulled her neck. Poor thing.

Keeping an eye on others and fingers crossed. Had a bad mite problem and think they must be susceptable. More preventative measures needed.