My Chicken lost his eye

[Kylin7]

Ok so I woke up and my power went out and I kept my chickens in and it was like 1:00 and I look at my chicken and his eye is swollen and I picked him up and opened his eye and there was no eye what should I do it is closed the eyelid and my mom says it won't get infected should I put him down or just put eye infection and ahead of time thanks for the feedback

 

[azygous]

Are you sure the eye is gone? A respiratory illness can cause pus and swelling and it covers the eye so you can't see the eyeball. By squeezing out the pus from around the eye, it will let him see again as well as help the eye infection to heal.

 

[sourland]

sorry for the problem. Ophthalmic antibiotic if you have it or antibiotic ointment should be applied to the eye.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Wash the socket out with saline and just keep an eye on it. Plenty of birds do fine with just one eye

 

[Kylin7]

No its gone i

Are you sure the eye is gone? A respiratory illness can cause pus and swelling and it covers the eye so you can't see the eyeball. By squeezing out the pus from around the eye, it will let him see again as well as help the eye infection to heal.

am 100% sure I opened it up and I could see the inside of the eye it was pretty clean

 

[Kylin7]

sorry for the problem. Ophthalmic antibiotic if you have it or antibiotic ointment should be applied to the eye.

Ok I will try that but one more thing how am I going to rinse out my roster should I take it to a vet i don't know if we can put a chicken under or not

 

[PollyGirl21]

Wash the socket out with saline and just keep an eye on it. Plenty of birds do fine with just one eye

Yes, you can apply the saline with an eye dropper or syringe that doesn't squirt too hard. Make sure the other birds don't pick at it, either.

 

[Kylin7]

Yes, you can apply the saline with an eye dropper or syringe that doesn't squirt too hard. Make sure the other birds don't pick at it, either.

Ok thank you didn't think of that thanks a lot

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Ok I will try that but one more thing how am I going to rinse out my roster should I take it to a vet i don't know if we can put a chicken under or not

Just use a pipette and be gentle. No need to put the bird under. One person holds the head still and the other uses the solution

 

[PollyGirl21]

Ok I will try that but one more thing how am I going to rinse out my roster should I take it to a vet i don't know if we can put a chicken under or not

You don't have to put it under.

I would wrap its body in a towel so it can't flap and have another person help you hold it down on a table. Be firm holding its body, but obviously gentle around the head. Flush it out with saline, then do your best to apply the ointment like @sourland said.
Birds are resilient, it should be fine.