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I found my 9 month old barred rock hen lying on the floor of the coop this morning. She was not moving, only her eyes were. I brought her in and she's by the heat lamp. She seems to be panting and moving her head a bit but not moving otherwise. If I stroke her, I can get her legs to move. I...

I have a Barred rock hen about 7 months old. She had an injured foot and was staying in the coop. A few days ago we noticed her right eye was bloody and swollen. We're keeping her penned in our house and giving her antibiotics in her water. We've sprayed the eye with Vetericyn. It seemed to...

Thanks for that. I gave her ambrol'd water in a syringe. Not sure how much water she should get. How long does ambrol take to work? Thanks, Sharon.

No obvious discharge, just both eyes closed. She does seem a big quieter but so would I if I had both my eyes closed. Thanks for the quick response.

Hi, I'm new to the chick raising thing and I have a question which hopefully isn't a problem. We have a chick that is about 6 weeks old and over about the last day, she's had both eyes closed all the time. Is this a problem and if so, what should we do? Thanks, Sharon.