9 week old buff Orpington closes both eyes a lot

nirtak

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We just got three 9 week old buff Orpington's, and one of them closes both eyes a lot. She does open them and keeps them open as well. The other two seem fine (for now).

I was having trouble taking a focused picture, so here is a video I took.
https://goo.gl/photos/1WeTXqXTdZHAQuWS6

Do I need to separate them just in case? Any suggestions how to do that as our coop and run are not set up for that at all?

Thank you so much for your help as it's already close to midnight, and I'm losing sleep over this.
 
Doe her eyes have any drainage? Make sure your coop ventilation is good, and prevent any ammonia odors, or dusty or moldy conditions that can irritate the eyes. Terramycin eye ointment, Vetericyn, plain Neosporin, or saline can be applied to her eyes if necessary. If she seems lethargic and has diarrhea, she could be getting coccidiosis. She looks a little like chicks with cocci. Corid (amprollium) is the treatment for it. Here is some info on coccidiosis:
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/12/coccidiosis-what-backyard-chicken.html

Corid dosage (I would use the severe dose)

Per gallon doses

The preventative dose (.006%) for Corid Powder is 1/3 teaspoon (1.134 grams).
The preventative dose (.006%) for Corid liquid is 1/2 teaspoon.

The moderate outbreak dose (.012%) for Corid Powder is 3/4 teaspoon (2.268 grams).
The moderate outbreak dose (.012%) for Corid liquid is 1 teaspoon.

The severe outbreak dose (.024%) for Corid Powder is 1.5 teaspoons (4.536 grams).
The severe outbreak dose (.024%) for Corid liquid is 2 teaspoon.
 
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Thank you so much, Eggcessive!
There seems to be clear drainage from her eyes. They were help outside when we got them, so assume there was enough ventilation.

She does seem sleepy, but she also has enough energy to run and fly. Here neck looks a little thicker than the others'. Her drippings are rather runny, but no blood.

The reason I'm more thinking it's localized to the eyes is that she even closes them when actively walking or eating. She also does not look as weak as the chick in the video (yet?).

I'm going to see what tomorrow brings and am also going to call the farm I got them from.

Again, thank you!
 
Watch for symptoms of a respiratory disease such as watery eyes with crust or bubbles, nasal drainage, cough or sneeze, or rattlywheezing breathing. Respiratory diseases can be transferred from one place to another through a carrier bird, and can make all of your birds carriers. Here is a good link about those (MG, infectious bronchitis, coryza, ILT, and aspergillosis:) http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044
 
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Thank so much!
I ended up calling the breeder who sold them to me. He talked to a vet he knows. They saw that he has two or three more with the same condition. Before they had assumed it was an eye infection, but with now four chickens out of 20 or so, they think it is a genetic condition. Plus, the one he had already treated for an eye infection didn't get better, but also didn't show any other symptoms.
I'm curious what it is. Probably hard to find out.
Thanks again!
 

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