6 week old chick has one eye full of bubbles and without feathers

[Raisinglittleladies]

My poor 6 week old chick is only looking at me with her good eye. Her other eye is swollen featherless and now almost completely bubbled over. I just noticed this today. Could she have been pecked? All 17 of my other ladies are fine and healthy ( so far). They all were vaccinated for Marek's Disease. Please help!

 

[AGstudy]

Looks like a respiratory disease. You need to get some antibiotics from a vet.

Until your appointment, you can try use some over the counter eye drops (3x daily) and might try giving her some diluted lemon juice to loosen the packed mucus. Keep her away from the other chickens, they may peck at her eyelid and cause damage.

Also, it might be contagious to the other birds, so keeping her seperate is a good idea anyway. Look for any other birds with runny noses (or clogged nostrils) and wheezy breathing.