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[chickVT]

Hi everyone,
I am a newbie to chickens. I have six pullets around 22 weeks old. Four of them are Buff Orpintons, one Araucauna, and one Black Australop. They are in a chicken coop with an enclosed run and we use river sand as bedding. They eat an organic chicken feed and have water supplied at all times.
I've been taking advantage of this forum for quite some time, reading about chickens and getting prepped. Now, I've had the pullets for a week and a half and one of the buffs has a swollen eye. There is a black spot near the inflammation. Other than the swollen eye, she seems fine. I've watched her eat and drink today. I should mention, today is the first day I've noticed the eye. Yesterday, they were out "free ranging", chasing bugs and scratching around logs and bushes. Could this be a wasp/bee sting? Should I quarantine her until it goes down? I'd love any suggestions. I am posting a picture of her here.
Thank you!
ChickVT

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, chickVT, and

! Great to have you aboard but sorry to hear about your injured hen. You might post in the link below. Good luck to you!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures

 

[settingdusk]

Any other white spots or black spots? Might be she got pecked close to the eye by another but need closer pic, drainage type if there is any, behavior/mood and any other odd going on.

 

[chickVT]

Hi settingdusk,
Thank you for your reply. I don't see any other spots. I'll try to get a closer picture. As of today, there does not seem to be any drainage and her mood/behavior seems to be okay. She did decide to roost on the oyster shell tray that we have, up against the coop door?

 

[settingdusk]

If you can get a hold of her, you can flush her eye with saline or take a look at it a bit better. It can be bacterial or parasite like eyeworms. Looks pretty swollen, I think its just a physical injury, maybe she fell off a coop run or something.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined us!

 

[liz9910]

Welcome to BYC! I would definitely post in the Emergency section if you haven't already; hope your chicken gets better soon.

 

[drumstick diva]

I would post in emergencies section also, I'm funny about eyes - they are important in the quality of life

 

[BantamFan4Life]