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    Chicken with a Funky Eye?!?

    Okay this is really helpful! Thanks. Let me pour over this with my morning cup of coffee....
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    Chicken with a Funky Eye?!?

    I should have clarified that those images are both of the same eye. Here is a photo of her other, healthy looking eye... Thoughts? IMHO it really seems that this is some sort of infection isolated just to her right eye. It does look painful and icky and I really want to treat it but feel...
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    Chicken with a Funky Eye?!?

    Oh, and one more thing to add--the reason I was ruling out respiratory illness is because only one of her eyes is affected, the other is perfectly fine, and she doesn't seem to have any other symptoms of illness really other than not hanging out with the flock, though I also think that might...
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    Chicken with a Funky Eye?!?

    Another question, you mentioned that I should consider returning her. If all my hens are from the same flock or origin do you think they are likely all carriers? Should I return them all? Or can I keep them since they've all been exposed to the same bugs? Also, if she does have one of these...
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    Chicken with a Funky Eye?!?

    Wow! Really?! Again, I am so novice with all of this. But to me she certainly doesn't have the appearance of having a lethal disease! Can you tell me what you see on her that makes you think this? Not second guessing you here or saying you aren't correct, I just feel surprised by your response...
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    Chicken with a Funky Eye?!?

    Hello all! Brand new to BYC and brand new to chickens in general! We just started our backyard flock last weekend! So please forgive the many things I do not know! Anyways, I'm concerned about my favorite hen, Fern. Fern is a year old silkie hen and is the lowest hen in the pecking order. When...
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