My hen has a swollen eye and i dont know why

[BanavieBabe]

it is puffy, its not pussy, and its not crusty, no nose discharge, no damage i can see, she can hardly open it, can hardly see, its semi firm swollen. i peaked in to the inside of her mouth, and i saw that the top of her mouth looks cracked in to two.
please help

and i would post a pic but i cant figure out how to

tks

 

[lngrid]

Someone one else was asking how to post pics. Here is the thread and post #2 explains how to do it.

I sure hope you get help. I don't know anything about chickens.

 

[LynneP]

She may have been pecked or bumped herself on something.
You can certainly boil some salt in water, let it cool and use it to soothe the socket. I have used Murine (the plain kind without special additives) to flush a hen's eye.

About the mouth- is the tissue actually split, any bleeding? If there is an interior injury you will need a vet, I'm thinking...