Hi one of my hens right eye recently been closed and is swelling. I suspect one of my other hens pecked it as I checked inside the eye but didn't see anything stuck, but seems her eye is hurting. When I open her eyelids, I can see she's moving her eye & blinking, so seems functional. Occasionally she will open it halfway when running in the field.
She looks interested in eating/drinking but when she goes down to eat, it looks like she flinches towards her closed eye and ends up not eating (possibly due to eye hurting). She's moving around & comb is looking red and healthy. Her other eye seems fine & no issues on her left eye. She is a little fatigue looking but when I run up to her she does start running and walking normally.
What I'm doing so far:
- Sperated her in a quiet hutch so she's not being harassed by the flock
- Manually opening mouth & feeding soft foods with a small spoon & giving her liquids (water, electrolytes, vitamins) manually with a dropper syringe.
- For the eye, I have been using Vetricyn Eye Drops, Neosporin Ointment, Saline water (boiled water with salt). I been applying those by using a dropper and using my fingers with gloves and gently pry open her eye & apply those solutions.
Is there anything else I need to do or any other tips to help her speed back into recovery or am I doing something wrong?
This is day 3 of her eye being closed & been treating it since yesterday. How long does this usually take to heal, or is the swelling too much where she can't be healed? Looking for any and all advice!!
Attached are pics of both eyes.
She looks interested in eating/drinking but when she goes down to eat, it looks like she flinches towards her closed eye and ends up not eating (possibly due to eye hurting). She's moving around & comb is looking red and healthy. Her other eye seems fine & no issues on her left eye. She is a little fatigue looking but when I run up to her she does start running and walking normally.
What I'm doing so far:
- Sperated her in a quiet hutch so she's not being harassed by the flock
- Manually opening mouth & feeding soft foods with a small spoon & giving her liquids (water, electrolytes, vitamins) manually with a dropper syringe.
- For the eye, I have been using Vetricyn Eye Drops, Neosporin Ointment, Saline water (boiled water with salt). I been applying those by using a dropper and using my fingers with gloves and gently pry open her eye & apply those solutions.
Is there anything else I need to do or any other tips to help her speed back into recovery or am I doing something wrong?
This is day 3 of her eye being closed & been treating it since yesterday. How long does this usually take to heal, or is the swelling too much where she can't be healed? Looking for any and all advice!!
Attached are pics of both eyes.
