Help me please

[Nicholas Coe]

Hello, yesterday morning I woke up to find the smallest of my three chickens (week old) with its wings spread out not looking ver healthy, i further investigated to find its left eye all crusty and pusy and unable to blink, l live 200 km away from the closets vet. Today I noticed the right eye looking very similar to the left eye. I've hand fed and watered the chick as I think it's blind now, it really doesn't look healthy and I feel like a failure I'm open to any advice and a diagnosis and more important a treatment. I am also worried it may spread to my other two babies. Thanks very much and I'm hoping it's not to late. I will upload a photo when possible thanks, Nick

 

[dfalco]

I'm not the one to make suggestions on causes or treatments, but I would think separating the Lil guy from the others, and cleaning the brooder, feeder, water would be a good idea, as well as keeping hands clean and practicing biosecurity. Could be contagious.

 

[Nicholas Coe]

I'm not the one to make suggestions on causes or treatments, but I would think separating the Lil guy from the others, and cleaning the brooder, feeder, water would be a good idea, as well as keeping hands clean and practicing biosecurity. Could be contagious.

I separated it from the other two but thanks soo much for careing

 

[OwO]

Hi, are they getting appropriate amounts of heat from the heat lamp?

I found a thread that might be helpful: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicks-with-swollen-crusted-shut-eyes.705173/

If you google "chick with crusty eyes" then there are also a lot more potentially useful threads that will come up

 

[Chickiemom25]

Maybe try Neosporin Eye Ointment at the feed store

 

[Nicholas Coe]

Maybe try Neosporin Eye Ointment at the feed store

Will do I'll go tomorrow when they open if it's not to late Thanks for you advice

 

[Nicholas Coe]

Maybe try Neosporin Eye Ointment at the feed store

Hi, are they getting appropriate amounts of heat from the heat lamp?

I found a thread that might be helpful: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicks-with-swollen-crusted-shut-eyes.705173/

If you google "chick with crusty eyes" then there are also a lot more potentially useful threads that will come up

The other two chicks seem fine so I would assume they have the right amount of heat, thanks for your help I really do appreciate it

 

[Nicholas Coe]

Thanks very much everyone but I'm afraid we were a bit to late. RIP CHICKEN

 

[dfalco]

sorry.