One eye doesn't open

[greenchickeneer]

Our chicks hatched on Christmas. It was much fun. The last one to hatch is a bit smaller than the others and one eye doesn't open. Any thoughts on this? Do you think washing it might help, maybe it's just stuck. I'm sure this will be a great disadvantage in the flock.

 

[Opa]

You could try placing anti-biotic eye drops in the affected eye, however, sometimes the kinder thing to do is to cull. Often chicks born with problems never develop properly and taking extra ordinary means to save it just prolongs the inevitable.