is this a respiratory problem?

[Khooky chooks]

Hi Group, This chick is about 6 days of age now and we've noticed it has a bit of discharge around it's eyes.
I read a few of your forums and gave it a bit of a clean up with warm salty water today.
But wanted to check with you all if you think it could be a more serious problem? Do we need to give the chick
medication?

Thank you for your thoughts and advice in advance.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Hi Group, This chick is about 6 days of age now and we've noticed it has a bit of discharge around it's eyes.
I read a few of your forums and gave it a bit of a clean up with warm salty water today.
But wanted to check with you all if you think it could be a more serious problem? Do we need to give the chick
medication?

Thank you for your thoughts and advice in advance.

This looks like blood, the red bits. Wondering if there's eye picking going on.

 

[Khooky chooks]

This looks like blood, the red bits. Wondering if there's eye picking going on.View attachment 3730114

No it's not blood. I had to check as when I was uploading the photos it looked like blood. The red is a reflection of the red tub we had salty water in : - )

 

[MysteryChicken]

No it's not blood. I had to check as when I was uploading the photos it looked like blood. The red is a reflection of the red tub we had salty water in : - )

That's quite the reflection.

It could just be irritation, which does happen. I'd just keep an eye on it just in case. Best not to jump to a Disease right away.

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you keep the eyes cleaned off with flushing with saline or a warm wet compress. Apply Terramycin ointment from the feed store, or plain Neosporin ointment 2-3 times a day. Hopefully, it was just some pecking, and it will heal.

 

[Khooky chooks]

That's quite the reflection.

It could just be irritation, which does happen. I'd just keep an eye on it just in case. Best not to jump to a Disease right away.

Thanks, yes we rather try fix the possible problem ourselves. This is the first time we've seen a discharge like this on a chick. The chick is alone with it's mother hen. No other chicks or adult chooks are near them.