Hen Swollen Face

[McChickenFarm]

Hello, this morning I found one of my Buff Orpington’s with one side of her face very swollen. She does not have any discharge, sneezing and she’s eating and moving around just fine.. any advice on how to move forward with something like this? Thank you!

 

[AidKD]

Check in her mouth for anything odd, and check her ear for an infection.

 

[Eggcessive]

Watch for any bubbles or foam in the eye. Could she have been stung?

 

[McChickenFarm]

Watch for any bubbles or foam in the eye. Could she have been stung?

I will keep a watch on her eye. She very well could have been stung. She was free ranging yesterday afternoon and her face was fine then.

Check in her mouth for anything odd, and check her ear for an infection.

I will definitely check her mouth & ear! Thank you.

 

[McChickenFarm]

Check in her mouth for anything odd, and check her ear for an infection.

Nothing odd in her mouth and her ears are clean. No discharge from her nose or eyes and she’s acting completely normal. Is there something I could give her/do to help with the swelling? Thank you!!

 

[Charlotteandfriends]

Looks like she was stung! Hope she's feeling better!

 

[Eggcessive]

@McChickenFarm how did your hen get along? Did the swelling go down?

 

[McChickenFarm]

@McChickenFarm how did your hen get along? Did the swelling go down?

Still a bit swollen, but not as bad as it was and no other symptoms showed up. She’s back with the flock acting normal. Thank you for asking!

 

[chickenmamafl]

Nothing odd in her mouth and her ears are clean. No discharge from her nose or eyes and she’s acting completely normal. Is there something I could give her/do to help with the swelling? Thank you!!

did you end up giving her any type of medicine for the eye? having a similar issue currently with my roo

 

[McChickenFarm]

did you end up giving her any type of medicine for the eye? having a similar issue currently with my roo

I put Terramycin in and around her eye, which definitely helped with some of the swelling. She didn’t develop any other symptoms so I assume it was just a sting/bite of sorts. I hope that helps your roo!