Bubble in one eye

[Millardnicole]

My 10 week old silkie has bubbles in just one eye. It’s off and on. No other symptoms at all!! She was pecked at when she was little and has a huge bump on her head thag has scabbed over. She has been separated since two weeks old. The bubbles started two weeks ago. It’s in the same eye thag was also pecked at and once upon a time pecked shut. Hoping it’s something related to that and not mycoplasma. Again only one eye, separated chicken, with no other symptoms. Please tell me its not mycoplasma!

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC.
Sometimes fluff or feathers can irritate the eye. You can use scissors to carefully trim fluff or feathers away from her eye.
You can also liberally flush her eye with saline solution, gently pat dry, then apply Terramycin eye ointment in her eye, just a tiny dab will do. You can use Neosporin ointment if you cant locate the Terramycin.

 

[Millardnicole]

thank you! and she does have some feathers that seem to go towards the eye. would you agree mycoplasma would not be likely if it just one eye? with lack of other symptoms as well?

 

[dawg53]

thank you! and she does have some feathers that seem to go towards the eye. would you agree mycoplasma would not be likely if it just one eye? with lack of other symptoms as well?

I doubt it's MG since there arnt any other MG symptoms. Besides, MG is easily spread throughout a flock. It can be carried on your person after handling an infected bird, then handling another "clean" bird from a different location.
Do your best to trim back the feathers growing towards her eye.