Hen with swollen eyelid? Do I lance or medicate?

[Germaine_11.20]

Hi, I have a hen and noticed that her eyelid seemed puffy. I have watched it for several days and it is pretty swollen. You can see her eye, but only halfway because the other half is covered by the (infected?) eyelid.

Should I lance it? Or put her on medication? If meds, what kind and what dose please. I really don't want to lose her.

 

[speckledhen]

If you can find it, some Terramycin eye ointment would be good. If you can't find it, maybe some antibiotic eye drops, like the combined polymixin/neomycin type is fine for her. We had some here when my DH was given them by a doctor and I used them on one hen whose eye was pushed back in the socket and fixed (injury in brooder)

 

[Germaine_11.20]

Thank you Cynthia. I will find some today! Other than that she looks good.

 

[speckledhen]

Hopefully, the feedstore will have some. If not, maybe a western store in their horse supplies?

 

[Germaine_11.20]

Good idea! I will check there first. They had the Corid so I bet they have the Terramycin eye ointment

 

[onthespot]

One of my roos started to get a 'zit' on his eyelid. Not sure what it was. I squeezed it and white stuff came out and I just left it be and it healed. It wasn't big or anything near to pressing on his eye, maybe a little bit bigger than a bb, or the size of a small dried pea or something like that.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

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Thank you Patty,
I am going to need two hands to really get a better look and either medicate or pop. I am going to get the medicine and if I end up not needing it, it will still be good to have it on hand.

My son is going to hate this LOL but since I get him from drivers ed 3 times a week I think I can talk him into it.