Eye Injury?

[Rammy]

Having a bad odor, there is infection - if you have MG in your flock likely this is the cause, but the odor is concerning, it could also be an accompaniment of Infectious Coryza which is also fairly common and is sometimes seen together with MG.
If you have vet care or can get some testing that would be good so you know exactly what you are dealing with.

MG and Infectious Coryza both make birds carriers for life, even when recovered, birds may continue to relapse and it can spread to others even when asymptomatic.

Don't use Peroxide to flush the eye - use saline instead - if you don't have any, make your own. The recipe is 1 teaspoon to 1 quart of water - boil for 15 minutes to make it sterile. Let cool, then use. You can store extra in a sterilized jar for up to 24hrs then throw out and make new.
Flush out the eye really well, press out any pus/gunk/bubbles and apply an eye ointment like Terramycin or some use plain neosporin. An antibiotic like Tylan50 can be use to treat symptoms of MG, but it is not a cure. If you are dealing with secondary disease like Infectious Coryza as well, then a sulfa drug will likely be needed in conjunction with the Tylan.

In the photo below, it looks like there is pus that came out of the eye? I would also take a look inside the beak to make sure there's no mucous or yellow/white patches inside the roof of the beak, on tongue, sides of beak, etc.

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Geez, I hope its not Coryza too. I can get some eye flush tmrw at the vets. In the meantime I can make some to clean the eye. I think I can get some terrimycin there too.
I didnt use peroxide to flush the eye, just put it on a cotton ball to wipe the gunk off around it. The pic with the pus on it was before I wiped it.

 

[Eggcessive]

Ask if they can do a culture and sensitivity on the eye drainage. Or if they need to, send it off to the state vet. It helps to know what bacteria is there.

 

[Rammy]

When you say “as usual, I have to pick up my polish Roo and put him inside or on the roost.” What do you mean by you having to put him in? Just curious.

How long has his eye been like that?

Can you post a picture of the other eye?

I am not very good at this kind of stuff, but I bet these people will come along and help him.
@Eggcessive @casportpony @Wyorp Rock

He will be laying outside in a corner with some other chickens, or will be on a cinder block or the water bucket. I think he cant see to jump up onto the 2 x 4s the others roost on.
Im not sure how long his eye was like that. When I picked him up before to put him on the roost I sometimes woukd look at his eyes, especially when the MG was rampant, but bever smelled anything until last night.
I will go out and take pics of his other eye.

 

[Rammy]

If you can get a picture of the eye open that may help. They make an antibiotic eye ointment. I would flush the eye and apply that just in case.

I will try to get one of it open. I had him wrapped in a towel to cut his topnot back and clean his eye so he/she wasnt happy.

 

[Rammy]

polish can be tricky if they are in a flock of non crested birds, the non crested will peck at his crest and sometimes get an eye, also looks like his own crest feathers could have poked it. That being said I would consider maybe trimming his crest a little and checking him all over fore mites/lice then getting a good picture of the eye , flush it with saline eye wash and apply some terramicyn(sp) and apply that 2-3 times a day. If there is pus it is going to be hard but you will have to remove it and that I am not good at so tagging some one with better knowledge.
@Eggcessive
@Wyorp Rock

I did cut back his topnot but not sure where to get the terramycin since alot of places I shop dont carry it or OTC meds anymore.

 

[slordaz]

No, I have a blue white topnot Polish too I got in the suprise box and he is definetly a roo (crowing, red wattles). He did get picked on by having the top of his head feathers pulled out but I put blukote on it and he has healed up. Feathers arent back yet and its been several months so he has a bald spot.
Thus buff Polish has always seemed a little more submissive so its one Im a little more protective of.
I had been trying to check everyone to monitor if anyone else was showing symptoms if the recent outbreak I had, but other than an occassional sneeze all seemed ok. So missing this makes me feel Im not monitoring as well as I thought.

They won't come back until they molt if they were plucked out, most farm stores have it if not there are several that you can order it online. I personally order from www.allivet.com I know there are several others that others use too

 

[Rammy]

Here are pics of his/her eye open and the other eye. This was fun trying to get pics with it turning its head like crazy. Haha!

Bad eye open.

Bad eye

Good eye

Another pic of good eye.

 

[slordaz]

you can at least get saline eye wash, even if it is for humans to rinse they eye out at least 2 times a day , sounds like you got a plan of action and are good to go with it

 

[Rammy]

A peck or scratching injury might smell bad as well, since E.coli bacteria is everywhere in a chicken coop. You could get some testing done through your vet to see what bacteria is in the eye, whether or not it is MG, coryza, or what. You may also call your state vet office and ask about how to get tested. A national lab (Zoologix) does a respiratory disease panel for $95 where you collect 3 swabs from the sick chicken. But your state vet would be much less.

Tractor Supply and many feed stores carry Terramycin eye ointment, but you have to ask for the tiny tubes which are locked up. Plain Neosporin or Triple Antibiotic Ointment is what I used on my Polish hen when she had her eye pecked and injured. Use either of those twice a day after cleaning the gunk or drainage from her eye.

Yeah, didnt see any terrimycin at TSC when I was there. Didnt know to ask for it. I am going to the vets tomorrow and pick some up. Hopefully they can tell me whats going on.

 

[Rammy]

Update:
Buff Polish's eye looking much better. Finally found some terramycin at a TSC 29 miles away. Hope he doesnt go blind in that eye.