eyes swollen doesnt want to move

[cheatham]

i have a chicken with one eye swollen shut and it doesnt want to move. dont know what to do

 

[mmajw]

Make sure it is seperate from the others and give electrolytes and keep it in a quiet dim area.

 

[spaka74]

ive got the smae problem with my serema, it looks like hesbeen punched in the eye,
i washed it out in plain old water, then washed in over with baby wipes, (he didnt complain so nor did i or should i say eye?

) and then i swabbed out the eye area, it looks a bit better, but id advice seperation, cus if youv got any big chickens they are likely to have caused it.... did with me.... tis frustrating indeed

 

[Kimber]

oh man, one of 'em is competely blind, he's all puffed up and pooping clear liquid....................I'm gonna have to cull it.....................................

What's the best way to do THAT?

 

[PeeperKeeper]

cheatham,
isolate chicken
force elctrolytes ( may use 1:1 fruit juice / water)
rinse eye with eyewash (found at drug store) or a boric cid eye rinse.
Polyvisol vitamins one dropper full.
read this:
http://www.umaine.edu/livestock/Publications/AIC.htm
Hope its not what I told you to read!

Is there a swelling of gray eye membrane or just bubbly watery discharge?

 

[spaka74]

culling?


is that the polite term for killing?

ive had to do that with a few of my chickens, its sad really....

i dont do it though, my dad does, all i know is do it fast befor it suffers any longer,
dont be like me and think it could suddenly recover....