My 4 1/2 month old Silkie has both eyes pasted shut. I just gave her a bath and cleaned her eyes (warm water-no soap) and she is acting fine and preening herself. I have not noticed any bad smell and she is not sneezing. She is not acting lethargic. I have pulled her out and put her in the bathroom.
) What type of bird , age and weight. SIlkie-4 1/2 months, weight unknown
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Eyes pasted shut is the only symptom I can see.
3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. no
4) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. Nothing
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. chick starter and garden scraps-I gave them yogurt 2 days ago and she had it all over her head.
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. haven't seen her poop yet.
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? bathed eyes with warm water, gave her a bath and blow-dried her.
8 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? treat myself
9) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use large shed-type coop, pine bedding, 4 chickens total-8 quail, and 4 turkey poults in separate pens but chickens have free roam of the shed.
) What type of bird , age and weight. SIlkie-4 1/2 months, weight unknown
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Eyes pasted shut is the only symptom I can see.
3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. no
4) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. Nothing
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. chick starter and garden scraps-I gave them yogurt 2 days ago and she had it all over her head.
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. haven't seen her poop yet.
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? bathed eyes with warm water, gave her a bath and blow-dried her.
8 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? treat myself
9) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use large shed-type coop, pine bedding, 4 chickens total-8 quail, and 4 turkey poults in separate pens but chickens have free roam of the shed.
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