First sign of trouble!

[Wubba]

So, everything has been going great...I just noticed one of my chicks (7 weeks) has a swollen eyelid... the distant pic was yesterday, the close-up are today... looks like it's slightly worse? it's still soft... what should I do? (Chicks are vaccinated.)

 

[sourland]

What are they vaccinated for ?

 

[Wubba]

Marek's and coccidiosis. I examined her...beak, ears... she looks fine otherwise. Tiny piece on the edge of her eyelid, like piece of her eyelid skin? Appears that injury is possible? I also just saw her scratching at it... itching? It could be a bite of some kind and scratching injured? I'll never really know, anyways...
I did order some Terramycin, should be here in a couple hours. In the meantime, I had some antibiotic eye drops left from a prior eye infection (for a young child)...I put a drop in her eye. I just checked on her again (half hour later)... seems to be improving already.

 

[sourland]

I was thinking that it was likely an injury with an outside chance that it might be fowl pox. You are doing all the right things as far as treatment.

 

[Wubba]

I don't think it's fowl pox... no other signs or symptoms at all. I dosed her eye again this morning and will repeat before they go down for the night. The redness and swelling have gone down substantially... treatment appears to be working. I will continue to monitor progress. Thank you!