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Eye missing looks infected!!!!

Discussion in 'Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures' started by emmachickgirl, Feb 28, 2016.

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  1. Feb 28, 2016 #1
    emmachickgirl

    emmachickgirl Out Of The Brooder

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    Hi so about two weeks ago I sold a guy this gorgeous rooster (I own a small chicken ranch) and today he brought it back and said its eye was missing I didn't take a close look at him until the guy left. the rooster a Swedish flower is indeed missing a eye but it's all puffy and he has lost weight from when I last held him his brother one that I kept definitely was more weight to him please please help i don't know what I should do I have given him plenty of food and water is there anything pacific I should give him or any medication?
     
  3. Feb 28, 2016 #2
    chickenychicken

    chickenychicken Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Happy easter :)
    Give him electrolytes and tetracycline (antibiotic). He probably lost his eye in a fight with another rooster or because he was pecked in the face. Keep an eye on where his eye was for puss or signs of serious infection.
     

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