5 day old chick, eye issue

[Duckduckgoosie]

This was starting in one eye yesterday- now she’s keeping both shut? She can open one a little bit that I’ve seen but this explains why she’s almost never not under mama. Hatchmate is fine. There are only two of them, broody raised.

video here

 

[Duckduckgoosie]

update- started electrolytes and nutridrench. She’s got some eye open and is moving around w her sibling, so that’s all improvement. Both eyes have some… goop? obstruction? I was not able to get w qtip and neosporin. One eye is much more affected.

 

[coach723]

Use some sterile saline or eye wash, and flush the eyes out. If it's stuck, a warm, wet compress can loosen it up. Possibly got some debris/dirt/bacteria in there during or after hatch. If you can get some terramycin eye ointment (many feed stores/tractor supply stores carry it), put a tiny dab in each eye a couple of times a day.

 

[Duckduckgoosie]

Use some sterile saline or eye wash, and flush the eyes out. If it's stuck, a warm, wet compress can loosen it up. Possibly got some debris/dirt/bacteria in there during or after hatch. If you can get some terramycin eye ointment (many feed stores/tractor supply stores carry it), put a tiny dab in each eye a couple of times a day.

Thank you for this!

Did saline wash and am having to make due w neosporin but definite improvement and they’re following their family around now. So relieved. Will wash again in the morning.

 

[DotToDot]

You can also steep plantain and yarrow in warm water for like two hours, and put it on the eye with an eye dropper. Makes a huge difference.