Chicken with something in the eye.

[Casper417]

I have a silkie chicken and he has got what looks like a feather irritating his eye. I tried bathing it yesterday to move the feather but it seems to be irritating him more today. Can anyone suggest a better way to try and clean the eye. Thank you.

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

When people get stuff in their eyes, we are usually instructed to put it underwater and open it. It works for me.

 

[Kiki]

In this photo did you put something on the eye or is this discharge coming from the eye? Any sneezing or coughing? What does the poop look like?

 

[mobius]

You may flush and rinse the eye with saline solution...same as contact lens solution.

 

[Eggcessive]

The eye has bubbles in it and some crusty drainage. Sometimes you may see that with mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) a respiratory disease. Have you seen any sneezing, nasal drainage, sleepiness, or noisy breathing? I would rinse the eye with saline or water, and apply Terramycin eye ointment twice a day. If he could have been pecked in the eye or gotten something in there, it may have caused some infection. Have a look inside the eye for anything unusual.