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  1. smallbluejellybean

    Baby button found sick this morning - huge swollen eye and nodding.

    Thanks Peewee and JJ, Its hard for me to report that the little guy passed away last night. At least he was with his friends. When I took the body out, they cried for hours for him. I cleaned the brooder out again with bleach and all food and water containers were cleaned as well. The two other...
  2. smallbluejellybean

    Baby button found sick this morning - huge swollen eye and nodding.

    He is still sticking in there. He seems alot happier with his pals. The swelling is going down all the time, but he seems very tired. He gets up every so often and feed and drinks, but then has to have a lay down again. Peewee thanks for your thoughts. I really hope he does pull through and I...
  3. smallbluejellybean

    Baby button found sick this morning - huge swollen eye and nodding.

    I am affraid he has taken a turn for the worse. His eye has gone down about half way. It is oozing out that clear yellow fluid, but I think the little guy is having trouble breathing. The test results came back as the vet suspected a bacterial infection and not Coryza. She said it is very common...
  4. smallbluejellybean

    Baby button found sick this morning - huge swollen eye and nodding.

    Thanks JJ. I had him in isolation since I found him that way. I cleaned everything out including the brooder with bleach and hot water. The other two little guys still show no sign of infection. He is eating pretty good this morning and it has gone down a little. Maybe its the antibiotics I gave...
  5. smallbluejellybean

    Baby button found sick this morning - huge swollen eye and nodding.

    Hi JJ, Sorry the photos aren't very good, but maybe you can see enough. One side is fine the other is yuk and like a balloon. Thanks for your help. This little guy is so tame, as he was the one that thought I was his mother when he hatched. He had to wait a few days for his buddies to hatch...
  6. smallbluejellybean

    Baby button found sick this morning - huge swollen eye and nodding.

    I went to check on my chicks in the brooder this morning as I do every morning. I looked and saw the yukkiest thing. One of my chicks head on one side was swollen to the size of its head (like two heads). It was fine yesterday? Well I took it out and put it in a make shift mini brooder of its...
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