Dirt in eye

[lilmillefleur]

Apparently one of our silkies was dust bathing and another chicken kicked dirt into her eye. Now it is closed and kind of sunken. Should I wipe the eye with saline or what? I can provide pics if necessary..
Thanks for any help!

 

[dawg53]

Liberally flush her eye with saline solution and continue as necessary. Dont wipe nor rub it.

 

[lilmillefleur]

Ok thanks!

 

[PollyGirl21]

how does one "flush" an eye?

 

[Eggcessive]

You could take a syringe without a needle, an eye dropper, or ear or bulb syringe, and gently apply saline into the eye holding the eye open to rinse it out. Water can be used instead, but may sting a little.

 

[PollyGirl21]

How much saline should puffypoo22 and I and put on the eye?

 

[Eggcessive]

Enough to get any dirt out of the eye, a good amount. Can you see the dirt? Chickens have a 3rd eyelid, and that tends to cover the eye so they don’t get dirt into their eyes when dust bathing. Is the chicken having any distress now?

 

[PollyGirl21]

She only gets stressed when you approach her where her eye is closed.