don't get nervous yet The symptoms for pneumonia are the same as a common cold and a respiratory infection among others...it's a process of deduction. Try the eye antibiotic first, but feed your chicken some scrambled egg (high in protein) and give extra vitamins in the water as well. It...
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I should have specified, it's only one eye and I did make major change a few days ago. We went from pine shavings to sand. My first thought was that it has sand in it's eye. I hope that's all it is and a few washes will take care of it, but I'm nervous that it's sick.
I'll get the...
It just looks like an infection to me. If it was my silkie, I'd get some Terramycin eye ointment (local feed store or vet) and apply it several times throughout the day. It's an antibiotic in a very tiny tube for about $13. I've used it on turkeys, chickens, cats and dogs for eye infections...