chick's eye -- problem!

[achake01]

My chick has an eye problem! Does anyone know what this is, or how to treat it?

 

[RAWR]

i sure dont

 

[Sooner]

It's hard to tell from the picture, is it matted or runny or crusty?? How does the chick behave? Does it act sick or could if have gotten scratched??

 

[nanawendy]

Also did this just come up or has it been there since hatch?

 

[Elite Silkies]

You can get some Tylan50 from TSC and dilute it 1:4 ratio with Saline Solution. Put one drop in the eye twice daily.

 

[achake01]

Thank you --
I noticed it the day after I brought the chicks home (three days ago). I started putting bacitracin directly on the eye and washing it out with basic eye drops from CVS (99% purified water). This seems to have helped open up the eye, which you couldnt see before. So now I know he has an eye, it just looks infected and shut. That eye also looks very dilated. I went to the feed store and got a packet of Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride Soluble Powder, which I am adding to their drinking water at a rate of about 1/4 tsp. per 1 cup.
How do you guys think I am doing?
Also, he has something on his feett that the other chick of the same breed doesnt have, but I don't know if that means illness. I'll see if I can take a picture and send along.
Thanks all
Anne-Marie.

 

[achake01]

Oh! And the chick acts quite normal. Playful and curious and appetite like the others.

 

[sally4500]

Hi, I have a chick, who the day after I brought her home, had her eye shut. Come to find out, one of the other chicks was pecking everyone's eyes. Jeez!! So I cleaned it up with sterile water, and it seemed to get better until day 4, then I noticed a little goop and crust. I was at the vet that day for my horse, so I asked him about it, and he gave me a triple antibiotic ointment to put in her eye. He said to give it atleast 5 days, and if it was working to continue for 10 days, 3 times a day. So today is day 7 and the eye is pretty much back to normal. She, too, was acting completely normal, aside form the eye injury.

So maybe the ointment may help your baby.

 

[achake01]

Sally,
Just wanted to let you know that your message made me feel a lot better. In just a day, this chick is practically cured; I am blown away by how helpful this Web site was. With a simple eye wash applied four times a day, along with a triple antibiotic ointment applied directly to the eye after the wash (who knew?!), in just a day, this chick is remarkably better. Also, I was able to avoid having to spend $100 at the vet for a prescription and just go straight to the feed store for a little antibiotic to add to their water. (Yay feed stores, Boo pricey vets!). For a little guy I thought had a missing eye--to now having two!--is pretty remarkable and I feel humbled and grateful to all of you for your wisdom, kindness and help.
All the best--
Anne Marie