January Hatch-a-long 2018

[ambe0487]

Odd situation here and I’d like some advice. I have a week old chick that has an eye problem. I’m not sure if it was there from hatch or if it is an injury/illness. I though this baby had been pecked in the eyeball and it was going shut from watering but now I’m 3 or 4 days into wiping it a couple times a day and it isn’t gooey but still watering a ton where if will be closed by the end of the day. I’ve been using warm compress and eye rinse. NO other symptoms of illness and seems happy (unless I’m messing with her). Can a chick incubated hatch with an infection in its eye or am I most likely dealing with an injury or incubation issue?

 

[gimmie birdies]

I have had chicks that get that membrane stuck on their eye before, then it gets hard, but water can usually flush it, just keep up the eye drops, natural ones.

I did have to help the latest chick out, she was tangled in her membrane, and had a strand of it between her beak. Then her butt was just a tiny tad bloody, no belly button hanging though, I helped her out with the membrane, and dabbed her butt with flour. I have a little list for hatching....I don't like to help but this one need it and I was ready
*dull ended crab fork-for shells
*fingernail scissors- would have been handy for cutting the bloodless but stuck membrane
*flour for dabbing bloody bits, (you are supposed to stop if there is blood, but you should also stop the blood)
*reading glasses- (I have started in on this egg then had to find reading glasses)

 

[gimmie birdies]

so far hatched...
1. blue cochin/LO
2. ayam cemani
3. EE/LO
4. Bantam blue cochin (dif from above)/LO
5. Spitzenhauben
6. spitzenhauben


still zipping
3
still in egg alive not zipped
2
and one of my blue eggs pulled

if all my remaining chicks hatch, I will have atleast one of each breed from my potpori of chicks.

 

[ambe0487]

Thanks @gimmie birdies I just get so freaked out with babies!

 

[chickenmama109]

mY babies are doing really good they are getting so big i will post some photos

 

[elizabethu42]

It's day 21 and still no pips. It's hard to hear internal pips from under the broody.

 

[chickenmama109]

The two first photos are the two first chicks to hatch and the last photos are the last chicks to hatch

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Odd situation here and I’d like some advice. I have a week old chick that has an eye problem. I’m not sure if it was there from hatch or if it is an injury/illness. I though this baby had been pecked in the eyeball and it was going shut from watering but now I’m 3 or 4 days into wiping it a couple times a day and it isn’t gooey but still watering a ton where if will be closed by the end of the day. I’ve been using warm compress and eye rinse. NO other symptoms of illness and seems happy (unless I’m messing with her). Can a chick incubated hatch with an infection in its eye or am I most likely dealing with an injury or incubation issue?

Personally I'd get some Terramycin ointment from a farm store. It an ointment so it won't dry out like drops and will continue to provide lubrication. Just something else for you to consider.

https://www.jefferspet.com/products/terramycin-eye-ointment

 

[ambe0487]

Thanks @UThobbyfarmer would Vetericyn eye gel also work?

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Thanks @UThobbyfarmer would Vetericyn eye gel also work?

I'm not familiar with that product. I've only used their skin care spray. If that's all you have access to maybe give it a try. Whatever you go with I'd expect to see improvement rather quickly. Looking better in a day or so.