My hens eye is completely swollen shut! Whats wrong?

[hannah and hens]

I know this is an old post but I wanted to share my experience. My bantam had been walking funny for a day or two (clumsily / kept bumping into things). I managed to catch her and realised that her one eye was completely crusty and swollen shut. Her other eye was also shut although not swollen-no wonder she had been walking like she was drunk, she couldn't see! I immediately took her to the vet as I had a feeling it was an infection and would need antibiotics which need a prescription. The vet cleaned the eye up and removed the crust and gave me some baytril which I would need to orally give to her daily for 4 days. HOWEVER the very next morning I woke up and found she had died. I was so upset because she was part of the family and I didn't even get to give her the medicine. Apart from her bad eye she seemed to be eating and drinking fine but looking back she was not herself for a few days because i remember seeing her standing with her head tucked in her wing while the others were scratching about as normal. I just wanted to put this out there as i had no idea that an eye infection would do this to my girl.

 

[Georgia43]

Randomly I have lost a few chickens to the eye infection and in different gen houses

 

[CuzChickens]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens! I am so glad you joined us and I hope you will make yourself at home here!

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[redsoxs]

Hope it all turns out with your hen's eye!

 

[N F C]

Hi @Georgia43

 

[chickiebean85]

I am going through this now. There are little bubbles around the eye like blisters which make me think maybe a sting. But I have just been trying to keep her as clean as possible. I do have a rooster though. I tried saline solution, my grandpa's remedy tea on the eye.

 

[drumstick diva]

I don't know the symptoms but, wonder in some cases, if this is the ocular form or Mareks disease.

 

[Sumofowl]

Infectious coryza it’s a common and mostly not treatable chicken disease. If they are strong it can go away, but they will still carry it and it can resurface later. Also if any your chickens have breathing problems or bubbles in the corner of eye, this is the same disease.

 

[Debbie292d]

Infectious coryza it’s a common and mostly not treatable chicken disease. If they are strong it can go away, but they will still carry it and it can resurface later. Also if any your chickens have breathing problems or bubbles in the corner of eye, this is the same disease.

The OP has not been online in about 9 years.

 

[sourland]

The OP has not been online in about 9 years.

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