Anyone ever seen anything like this before? I don't know how long her eye has been like this, I've been so busy with the move that I haven't been watching much "chicken TV" lately. She was the first one in to roost last night so I looked her over and was totally shocked to see her eye. I am applying triple antibiotic cream and Veterycin opthalmic gel three times a day. This is Green Band Girl, my favorite Cream Legbar hen, she is about 15 months old. She is not laying right now (I can tell by her dry vent and the width of her pelvis), eating and drinking well, good weight. The whole eye is gray, and the pupil is a hard point in the center. She seems completely blind on that side. The whole eye, socket, and lid is swollen.
For reference, Cream Legbars seem especially prone to eye/blindness problems so I wonder if this is just something that naturally occurred. It could be an injury but doesn't really look like it.
Anyone know what is wrong or what else to do for her? Am I doing the right thing?
For reference, Cream Legbars seem especially prone to eye/blindness problems so I wonder if this is just something that naturally occurred. It could be an injury but doesn't really look like it.
Anyone know what is wrong or what else to do for her? Am I doing the right thing?