Help! Swollen eye and overgrown beak on hen.

chicken_who

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Nov 14, 2020
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Hello all, Thank you in advance for any help and replies given.
A friend has a house chicken that appears to have a swollen eye and an overgrown beak.
With the beak would you use a nail file and gently file it down? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
As for the eye, I have no idea. I haven't seen the chicken myself so I can only provide the pictures but I am able to ask any questions to the owner.
I believe the hen is a bantam.
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Thanks again,
Fran
 
Also, in the UK we are advised not to take chickens to the vet due to avian flu, so any home treatments would be great. :)
 
Dog nail clippers can be used to trim the beak carefully. The eye could be from a respiratory disease or getting something in the eye. First I would use a clean warm wet cloth as a compress to moisten the eye, so that any gunk can be cleaned out. There may be pus around the eye, and if so, it needs to be pressed out. Rinsing the rye with saline or an eye wash, followed by applying an antibiotic ointment 2-3 times a day would be what I would do. I believe you may have to get antibiotic ointment or drops from a vet In the UK. Here is a video showing how to remove pus from the eye:
 
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Dog nail clippers can be used to trim the beak carefully. The eye could be from a respiratory disease or getting something in the eye. First ai would use a clean warm wet cloth as a compress to moisten the eye, so that any gunk can be cleaned out. There may be pus around the eye, and if so, it needs to be pressed out. Rinsing the rye with saline or an eye wash, followed by applying an antibiotic ointment 2-3 times a day would be what I would do. I believe you may have to get antibiotic ointment or drops from a vet In the UK. Here is a video showing how to remove pus from the eye:
Thank you so much for your help. I will update with progress soon. :)
 

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