Thank you. I was using the ophthalmic antibiotic salve used on our pony - I don’t think it was terramycin but I will try to get that. Really appreciate your reply
Thank you for your reply. She is not a hen that gets picked on and I’ve not seen any fowl pix symptoms with this flock. I’ve noticed a thickening since she was about 8 weeks. I thought it was a genetic deformity of the lid after no response from antibiotics and no getting worse, until this happened.
My favorite chicken, Friend, has had a thickened edge around one eye for since she was a chick. I did a week of ophthalmic antibiotic but no change. It wasn’t getting worse until a few days ago when the lower lid began thickening more and swelling. Attaching photos of eye open and blinking...
My hens are free range and need access to their nesting boxes. Recently, several types of wild birds have discovered that they can get a quick meal by breaking into uncollected eggs. I collect 2-3 times/day but they’re still getting several a day. I’ve reduced the size of the access to just big...
Our Golden Comet hen began acting sick about 3 weeks ago—standing in the corner, not scratching, stopped laying, comb pale and fallen.
I separated her and made sure she was getting a high protein chicken feed and water with electrolytes, plus doses of nutri drench. She is also in the heated...