Eye lid swelling

[joyce_huang]

I notice today that one of my hens right eyelid is swelling. It looks different from her left eyelid. Does anyone know what's that? Is it serious? This particular lady is a 3 years old rhoden island red, a bit overweight, otherwise healthy. She has good appetite and active normal except her swelling eye.

 

[Eggcessive]

How long has it looked that way? Hard to know the exact reason, but mycoplasma (MG) respiratory disease, a peck injury, and bee or wasp sting could all be possibilities. Do you see any bubbles, foam, or gunk in the eye? You could flush the eye with saline and apply some plain antibiotic ointment twice daily.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I agree, I'd inspect the eye more closely. Hard to tell if the swelling is due to injury or?
Check her over really well. Care for the eye as suggested in the previous post.

Pulled second photo from another post you made:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/swollen-eyelids.1625419/post-27821775
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/swollen-eyelids.1625419/post-27821855

 

[joyce_huang]

Thanks you @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock for your sound advice. Let me check on her thoroughly. I dont see any bubbles in her eye, which is clear. I only noticed the abnormalty today but it might have developed for some time but I missed. This baby had a big scary a month ago when a cat fatally injured my other hen( who has fortunately recovered). This baby ran into the dark of the night and stay on the lawn of a neighbor for a whole night. I checked her at the time, didn't see any injuries. I will try to use some antibiotic onionment on her hope that works!!!