I just bought two bantam chicks from TSC to add to my flock, and the employee scooped up the only black one left, probably because it was eye-catching, and a yellow one. The yellow one is doing just fine, and peeping up a storm. The black one, not so much. I noticed that it seemed to be picked on, since part of its comb was inflamed and sore-looking. Then I noticed one of its eyes isn't in the best of shape, either. The eye seems to have some discharge. It's just lethargically sitting in the brooder, doing nothing but sleeping and breathing heavily.
EDIT: The little bird slept, and slept, and slept some more, and seems a bit more perky now. However, its eye has now crusted over and is stuck shut. The comb looks like it's painful. I think both are injuries from being picked on by the other chicks. Can I clean the eye? Is there anything else I should do?
EDIT AGAIN: It went right back to be lethargic and not moving. I'm getting really worried.
I couldn't get a good picture of the comb damage, unfortunately.
Is there anything I can do to help it?
EDIT: The little bird slept, and slept, and slept some more, and seems a bit more perky now. However, its eye has now crusted over and is stuck shut. The comb looks like it's painful. I think both are injuries from being picked on by the other chicks. Can I clean the eye? Is there anything else I should do?
EDIT AGAIN: It went right back to be lethargic and not moving. I'm getting really worried.
I couldn't get a good picture of the comb damage, unfortunately.
Is there anything I can do to help it?
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