My roosters eye is swollen and his beak is full of mucus

[Chicka101]

Please help my rooster is sick
He has a swollen eye and mucus in his beak

when cleansed he was weeping it is only one eye

 

[Bryce Thomas]

after looking at knowing from memory about chicken illnesses excess mucus is a sign of fighting off infection or a virus, but a swollen eye is something i have never heard of, it could be inflammed to also help fight something off

also please check if his poop is normal, if there are worms that will indicate he has worms and maybe some other illness

 

[PolishAllTheWay]

Could there be a foxtail seed in his eye? (If you live near foxtail weed anyways)

 

[Chicka101]

Could there be a foxtail seed in his eye? (If you live near foxtail weed anyways)

No I don’t think so nothing is coming his eye is glued shut

 

[PolishAllTheWay]

I’ve had

No I don’t think so nothing is coming his eye is glued shut

Have you rinsed it with warm saline solution? That could help open it up for you to try and see

 

[Chicka101]

I’ve had
Have you rinsed it with warm saline solution? That could help open it up for you to try and see

Yes the eye just wept

 

[PolishAllTheWay]

Yes the eye just wept

Hmmmm. Saying that it’s only in one eye I would think it would be some kind of seed or something that created an infection which created mucus which then glued his eyes shut. The mucus in the beak could be from his nose or stress is making him regurgitate his food. It happens to my chickens if they get too stressd

 

[Chicka101]

Hmmmm. Saying that it’s only in one eye I would think it would be some kind of seed or something that created an infection which created mucus which then glued his eyes shut. The mucus in the beak could be from his nose or stress is making him regurgitate his food. It happens to my chickens if they get too stressd

I have left him in a cage with water and food just hoping it disappears as we can’t get anything out

 

[PolishAllTheWay]

I have left him in a cage with water and food just hoping it disappears as we can’t get anything out

Have you been able to get his eye fully open? I had a rooster that had a seed stuck behind a chunk of thick mucus on his eye.

 

[Chicka101]

Have you been able to get his eye fully open? I had a rooster that had a seed stuck behind a chunk of thick mucus on his eye.

No it’s stuck tight