4 day old chick has matted feathers over open eye

[HilaryAkin]

We just received 10 chickens from a hatchery (originally ordered 6). Four showed up near death, and we lost 2 Anyway, today I noticed there is one with what looks like matted feathers over an open eye but it’s kind of hard to tell what’s going on and if her eye is possible to save. I want to get them off without hurting her too much. Any suggestions? I have attached a couple pics.

 

[Cheekychook12]

We just received 10 chickens from a hatchery (originally ordered 6). Four showed up near death, and we lost 2 Anyway, today I noticed there is one with what looks like matted feathers over an open eye but it’s kind of hard to tell what’s going on and if her eye is possible to save. I want to get them off without hurting her too much. Any suggestions? I have attached a couple pics.

I might try very very gently washing her eye with warm water and a cloth to see if the matting comes off
Are you sure she has an eye underneath?
And is she doing ok otherwise?

 

[HilaryAkin]

I might try very very gently washing her eye with warm water and a cloth to see if the matting comes off
Are you sure she has an eye underneath?
And is she doing ok otherwise?

I tried that and it is just not budging. I don’t know if she does but it kind of looks like it to me. It looks black… I try not to hold her too much and stress her out. She seems fine otherwise. Eating and drinking, pooping, active.

 

[HilaryAkin]

I tried that and it is just not budging. I don’t know if she does but it kind of looks like it to me. It looks black… I try not to hold her too much and stress her out. She seems fine otherwise. Eating and drinking, pooping, active.

Looks like there’s an eye. Saw it move.

 

[Cheekychook12]

I tried that and it is just not budging. I don’t know if she does but it kind of looks like it to me. It looks black… I try not to hold her too much and stress her out. She seems fine otherwise. Eating and drinking, pooping, active.

Alright, I’ll tag some people with more experience to help
@Eggcessive
@Wyorp Rock

 

[Eggcessive]

I would drip or rinse with saline or an eye wash such as Bausch and Lomb Eye Relief Eye Wash twice a day, and then apply Terramycin eye ointment or plain Neosporin twice a day. Swelling from a peck wound lasts a few days, and hopefully the eye is intact. My polish hen who was pecked, did lose her sight although her eye was intact.

 

[HilaryAkin]

I would drip or rinse with saline or an eye wash such as Bausch and Lomb Eye Relief Eye Wash twice a day, and then apply Terramycin eye ointment or plain Neosporin twice a day. Swelling from a peck wound lasts a few days, and hopefully the eye is intact. My polish hen who was pecked, did lose her sight although her eye was intact.

Thank you so much! I’ll give it a try!