My baby chicken eye

[BR-L]

My baby chick started with her eye closed in the chicken coop. First I had thought that a other baby chick may had picked at her. I took her out from with the other baby chicks. She started to get a white clear coat over its eye lid. Now it looks like if she haves something inside her eye. She eats well and is really active. I started to apply Polysporin 3 times a day. Since yesterday and I also gave all my baby chicks Sav-A-chick in their water. She haves one chick with her so she won't fee lonely. What can I do or shouldn't do? What can I give her?

 

[aart]

OyVey...not sure what to tell you....not sure about the polysporin in the eye.
Vitamins are good...going to ask to move to 'injuries' forum where someone with more experience should help.
@casportpony ?

 

[BR-L]

OyVey...not sure what to tell you....not sure about the polysporin in the eye.
Vitamins are good...going to ask to move to 'injuries' forum where someone with more experience should help.
@casportpony ?

Thank you! I'm kinda new to this.

 

[aart]

Hmmm....no responses.
How is eye looking today?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi @BR-L Welcome To BYC

I'm sorry you're having trouble. How is your chick doing?
Does she still have the white in her eye and the swelling?
Any other symptoms - discharge/mucous from the nostrils, coughing, sneezing, lethargy, etc.?

What course of treatment, if any, have you tried.
To me it looks like she has pus in the eye - if she were mine I would flush it with saline and see if the white glob would come out with a little gentle pressure and working it out with a saline dampened q-tip. After I got all out that I could - I would apply either Vetericyn eye gel or Terramcycin eye ointment (or similar ophthalmic ointment) 2X a day.

Watch the eye for any more pus/discharge and flush, remove and reapply ointment daily.

There are many reasons for having pus/discharge in the eye, a peck or injury, debris/food in the eye and respiratory illness are some of the most common causes.

Keep us posted.