Hen has bubbles in her eye! Please help!

[JustBabyMargo]

My EE hen has bubbles in her eye! She has been molting so I’m not sure if she got a feather in her eye? What do I do?

 

[JustBabyMargo]

@Eggcessive @azygous

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Update: After a few minutes they started draining so I just took a wet napkin and gently dabbed her eye to get the rest of the bubbles out. Then I put some Neosporin on the edge of her eye. She’s still acting completely normal so I’m not sure if her muffs were being annoying? She also has had kind of “over-watery” eyes her whole time she’s been with us (over a year). So I think even if I wouldn’t have noticed it she would have been fine!

 

[dawg53]

Sometimes a feather(s) from the muff will tickle or irritate an eye. Watch for headshaking or eye scratching as clues, or just closely inspect them once a month or so. Carefully trimming back muff feathers with scissors will take care of this problem. I've had to do it with my EE's on occasion in the past.

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Sometimes a feather(s) from the muff will tickle or irritate an eye. Watch for headshaking or eye scratching as clues, or just closely inspect them once a month or so. Carefully trimming back muff feathers with scissors will take care of this problem. I've had to do it with my EE's on occasion in the past.

Thanks!

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Update: Eyes are all back to normal!

 

[Eggcessive]

I had a salmon faverolles with muffs, and she got foam in her eyes once in awhile, then it would disappear later in the day. I assumed it was feather irritation.

 

[JustBabyMargo]

I had a salmon faverolles with muffs, and she got foam in her eyes once in awhile, then it would disappear later in the day. I assumed it was feather irritation.

Thank you!

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Update: Pumpkin’s eye has bubbles in it again. The other eye looks kind of watery too. Also her nose is kind of watery. I separated her but don’t know what else to do.

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Please help!