Gooey, runny eye on baby chick??

[imisabellab]

We just ordered new baby chicks that are 4 days old. I noticed that she'd have her right eye closed all the time but I left it alone until it started getting watery and swollen. I've been taking care of it by wiping it with a warm cloth and applying neosporin on it daily but I don't know if I should do more? She's happy and well, she eats, drinks, chirps, and all. I think the others pecked at her because she has a raw spot on her back (and her eye) so I have her in a separate box to give it a chance to heal.

 

[TeamChaos]

Good idea to separate her out. What kind of bedding are they on? Did she come like this or did you notice after she'd been in the brooder a while?

 

[imisabellab]

Good idea to separate her out. What kind of bedding are they on? Did she come like this or did you notice after she'd been in the brooder a while?

After a few days I noticed she'd been closing her eye a little. They are on newspaper right now, I usually put in cedar chips or bedding but I read that they might eat it when they're younger. Her eye is looking a whole lot better today because of the neosporin I think. Should I do anything else to it to speed up the healing process? Thank you

 

[JFreeman]

I just hatched 20 chicks, and one seems to be having the same problem yours does with the gooey eye. It's still eating, drinking, and pooping, so I cleaned it's eye to see if it helps. I'm planning on using the tea bag method for it.