I have a chicken that was born with one eye, and where the eye would have been was covered over with skin. Recently, the eyeless area started to swell, and then somehow the swollen area opened and seems to be full of a sort of cheesy pus and some fluid. The hen has been acting totally normal since birth, and hasn't seemed to be feeling unwell or displaying any signs of response to whatever it is. I tried to flush the pus out with water from a syringe, but it seems solid and I didn't want to do anything further until I had some opinions.
So what do you think it is, and what should I do about it? I thought of cleaning it out and packing the area with neosporin, but the instructions on the tube say not to use it in the eyes, and I don't know if the hen's eye may be underneath the pus.
So what do you think it is, and what should I do about it? I thought of cleaning it out and packing the area with neosporin, but the instructions on the tube say not to use it in the eyes, and I don't know if the hen's eye may be underneath the pus.