Hen with eye problem

[Crystalwhite]

Hello,
i noticed that one of my pullets has a problem with one of her eyes.She has one eye open normal and one eye half way open.If anyone knows anything about this i would really appreciate.

 

[silkies mama]

she might have eye worms.

 

[FandangoRanch]

Is the eye swollen? I would highly recommend worming with Valbazen in case it is eyeworm. I have two chicks with it right now and one has become partially blind and the other cannot stand. I order Valbazen yesterday at Jeffers on line and really hoping it arrives sooner than later.

 

[Eggcessive]

Before you worm make sure of what you are dealing with. Eye swelling is pretty common, and usually a sign of a respiratory disease in chickens. Things like MG, coryza, infectious bronchitis, IT, and so on. Eye worm is a bit rare, but there are many pictures of it on BYC and Google. Treatment differs from thread to thread. If you can get a clear close-up picture of her it would help. With eye worm sometimes you just see clody gunk, and sometimes there is a tiny worm present. You will need help holding the chicken to examine the eye closely.

 

[Crystalwhite]

Hello,
and thanks you everyone for responding.The pullet eye is not swelling.I treated her with vetrx and her eye open a little more.I pulled back the eye lid and did not see anything out of the ordinary.