chicken eye injury - puncture of eyeball

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It looks like one of my heritage RIRs (6 months old) got pecked in the eye which punctured the eye. It must have happened this morning, and the liquid leaked out and was slightly bubbly. I assume there is nothing i can do except maybe put some antibiotics in the eye. And pray. Anyone ever have this? How did it turn out? Injury repaired, or loss of the eye? Ironically, her name is Iris.
 
Welcome to BYC, and sorry for the circumstances. Can you post a clear picture of the eye? It will make it easier to determine if the eye is gone, or if there is just foam or bubbles. If the eye was punctured, there is nit much you can do, but rinse the eye with saline. If there are bubbles or foam, that could be signs of a respiratory disease. Treatment for that is rinsing the eye with saline or an eye wash followed by applying plain antibiotic ointment twice a day. Terramycin is very good if you have it.
 

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