scaff 0 Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 went to pen today and had to kill a hen bird due to here eyes being swelled up and she was a bit on the lean side ? any ideas as to what it is? reaseased the rest of the birds as i was due to anyway and as a precaution.(as advised) cheers Quote Link to post
shotup 9 Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 went to pen today and had to kill a hen bird due to here eyes being swelled up and she was a bit on the lean side ? any ideas as to what it is? reaseased the rest of the birds as i was due to anyway and as a precaution.(as advised) cheers you need to get an antibiotic called tylan to cure the swelling and puffy eyes in a game bird mix it into water. try your local pigeon men for a cheap source as you will get your bot smacked at vets. Quote Link to post
scaff 0 Posted September 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 what is the disease called? cheers for info . hows it spread many thanks Quote Link to post
shotup 9 Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 h5n1 bird flu mate only joking i cant spell the name but its when the birds sinuses get inflamed it starts to swell the skin round thier eyes its like when we get a cold it shows its ugly head when the weather turns damp. after treatment they usually go back to normal but sometime when a long infection its best to kill them and give the rest of birds tylan as the will carry it but only manifest the condition when getting run down or stressed up in damp enviroment. hope this helps. Quote Link to post
Guest ragumup Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 microplasma Quote Link to post
mad al 146 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 The ones around here all die of lead poisoning Quote Link to post
labrador1973 0 Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 old keeper pal once refered to this as bumbleeye,not good,would recomend knocking any you see on head and treat with anti-biotics Quote Link to post
Fenlander 0 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 It does sound like a mycoplasma (M.gallisepticum, M. synovia, and M. meleagridis are examples) related infection; although in outdoor reared birds these are less common. These can be quite contagious so might be worth getting vet to swab and confirm or deny. There arent many veterinary products registered specifially for pheasants so you may have to have something prescribed under the cascade system. Tylan Soluble (tylosin) is widely used for mycoplasma infections is poultry Quote Link to post
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