Eye issue

Cara83

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Sep 9, 2021
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My beautiful speckled Sussex girl has either got her head into something or had fowl pox and scratched the spots.
I've cleaned it with salty water and put some betadine on the spots and got antibiotics drops today. I'm very concerned is there anything else I can do here? It did have a few bubbles today hence me getting the drops,.she has absolutely no other signs of illness she isn't getting pecked either. All my other hens are fine.
 

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It could be pox, but it looks more like pecking injuries to me.
Bubbles in the eye can mean a respiratory illness, like MG. I also see what looks like a small spot near the eye, so could be from that also. What eyedrops are you using? Terramycin eye ointment would be good if you can get that. If she's not feeling well, then she may be getting picked on. I've had them hide in nest boxes and get pecked in there by another hen that demands the use of that box. If it's pox, then it usually runs it's course in a few weeks with no real issues. Make sure she's eating and drinking normally. I would look inside her beak and throat to make sure there are no plaques or lesions there.
 

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