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  1. Txfarm2009

    Hen keeps one eye closed

    Thank you for the information on saline. I will start using that for awhile to see if it loosens that layer some before trying to lift it off. And I don’t think I am holding the warm compress on long enough. So I’ll hold it on longer as well. Thanks again.
  2. Txfarm2009

    Hen keeps one eye closed

    I tried to gently brush it out without success. I am not sure about the nictitating membrane (I did not know what that was when you first mentioned it). Each morning I flush her eye with warm water, hoping to dislodge that layer. I don’t think it is pus but that is based on experience with...
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    Hen keeps one eye closed

    i think it looks better, less swelling. As you can see, she has her eye open without me prying it open. I can sort of see her eyeball but not the pupil. I hope her eye is not dying. I wish that white layer would dissolve and disappear. It is blocking her eyesight, if the eye is still working...
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    Hen keeps one eye closed

    Here is a better picture. She is keeping her eye open more but I don’t know if she is seeing much.
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    Hen keeps one eye closed

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    Hen keeps one eye closed

    I think Tinkerbell’s eye is doing better. She is keeping it open more. The white stuff is thinner, more like a film. I have tried to squeeze it out like the video showed but it will not budge. Tried a Q tip with no luck. But it is thinner, not a thick mucus. I will keep up my routine of warm wet...
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    Hen keeps one eye closed

  8. Txfarm2009

    Hen keeps one eye closed

    Yes, I think my husband will help me. We’ll try in the morning.
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    Hen keeps one eye closed

    I took a much closer look at her eye. It has a clearly defined top edge to it and seems a bit thicker in the middle. When I tried to touch it, it wanted to slip down under her lower lid. It does not appear to be a foreign object. So I would guess it is pus. I tried to push it forward without...
  10. Txfarm2009

    Hen keeps one eye closed

    Here are a couple pictures of her eye. I had to hold it open. She was not happy. The pictures are a bit blurry; I hope you can see well enough.
  11. Txfarm2009

    Hen keeps one eye closed

    I have been using the MicrocynAH on Tinkerbell’s eye for about 10 days now. Twice a day. In the morning I also do the warm wet compress. She is beginning to open that eye some but I don’t think she can see out of it; there is a white mass across her eye. I have tried to gently push it to the...
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    Hen keeps one eye closed

    I went to TSC this afternoon but they did not have Terramycin. I ended up with MicrocynAH, which the man said was for the same purpose. I put a couple drops of ointment on her eye when I got home. The label says once or twice a day; it does not mention chickens, just dogs, cats and rabbits. Do...
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    Hen keeps one eye closed

    I put a warm wet compress on her eye again this morning. Then I flushed the eye with warm water; I held her eye open while I did it. I did not see anything in her eye except it was watery, apart from the water I poured over it. Here is a picture.
  14. Txfarm2009

    Hen keeps one eye closed

    The eye is still shut and is now quite swollen. I have been holding a warm wet washcloth against that eye but I think I will switch to cold due to the swelling. No sign of respiratory difficulty and she is going out each morning with the others, just not quite as spunky as usual. Thank you for...
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    Hen keeps one eye closed

    Two days ago I noticed one of my hens had her right eye closed all the time. She will briefly open it but immediately shuts it again. I cannot see anything wrong with it. She really fights if I try to hold her head to look at it. I thought perhaps one of the others pecked her and hit her eye. Or...
  16. Txfarm2009

    Treating an abused hen with separation

    Thanks again for the encouragement. Last Saturday I decided to open up all the run for all seven hens. I did put my tarp over the chicken wire divider between the old and newer runs; it creates a place a chicken can't be seen. They seem to have settled down, back to normal. Of course, Daisy is...
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    Treating an abused hen with separation

    Thank you. Very practical helpful ideas. I will try moving one of my barred rocks in with Daisy, one that is not so quick to grab treats. Although this morning, Daisy was in the main run while I was cleaning, two of them came in, she cowered and they jumped on her. Three and a half weeks and she...
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    Treating an abused hen with separation

    Thank you for your thoughts. I think I will try adding one hen at a time to be with Daisy; I just don't know where to start. Tinkerbell would be my first choice but she is broody right now and stays on her nest. I like the idea of giving more attention to the others too. I know Boss Lady (who is...
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    Treating an abused hen with separation

    I have 7 hens, no rooster. Three Buff Orpington, three Barred Rock (all are coming up on their 3rd birthday in July) and one that I am told is a game hen. (She showed up about 18 months ago and decided to stay; age unknown but I suspect younger than the others.) One of the Buff Orpingtons...
  20. Txfarm2009

    molting hen unable to walk straight

    She seems about the same this morning. I gave her the 2nd B-complex tablet. She does seem to be eating more but, although alert, she does rest a lot. I will continue with the vitamins and see how it goes.
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