- Mar 25, 2019
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My Americuana came in to roost tonight with a bad eye, swollen on her head and her eye was closed. She still has her eye but she is keeping it closed. How do I help her, advice on what to do. The girls don't ever peck each other that I have witnessed. 3 hens 4 years old and 3 hens 1year old. Very established pecking order. The hens all friendly. Thought maybe a stick, but it looks like feathers are missing too. What would make her head swell though? Do I need to rinse it or just let it be. I do not see a wound but a small scratch on the outer eyelid. We had company over all day and I didnt keep as close look out the way I usually do. They just hang out in my front yard and under some large pine trees on the side of the house. Not wondering far. I usually check them several times a day. Of course today I didn't. Thanks in advance for advice.