One year old mallard eye

[Jessduck]

Has anyone seen this happen to one of their mallards? When I got home yesterday around the eye looked a little raw and when I got home today it looked like this. Unsure of what to do as there are no farm vets around me.

 

[arwoon]

I don't know, hopefully someone with duck knowledge will be here soon!!

 

[DucksAreBest]

I'll tag some people who know:
@Isaac 0 @Miss Lydia @KaleIAm

 

[Isaac 0]

Foamy eye/s is predominantly the result of foreign matter in the eye, or injury to the eye, creating inflammation; waterfowl have ineffective tear duct glands which creates a special predisposition for these type of problems.

If there are additional respiratory symptoms, such as sneezing, or coughing, the problem could be related to a respiratory infection

As a start, one might flush the eye well with some saline, or eyewash, and gently wipe the eye of any foreign contaminants with a damp soft cloth. Afterwards, the application of ophthalmic ointment would be suggested to address any overgrowth of bacteria. Here is an ointment readily available at feed stores:

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/pfizer-terramycin-opthalmic-ointment-1-8-oz

 

[Jessduck]

Foamy eye/s is predominantly the result of foreign matter in the eye, or injury to the eye, creating inflammation; waterfowl have ineffective tear duct glands which creates a special predisposition for these type of problems.

If there are additional respiratory symptoms, such as sneezing, or coughing, the problem could be related to a respiratory infection

As a start, one might flush the eye well with some saline, or eyewash, and gently wipe the eye of any foreign contaminants with a damp soft cloth. Afterwards, the application of ophthalmic ointment would be suggested to address any overgrowth of bacteria. Here is an ointment readily available at feed stores:

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/pfizer-terramycin-opthalmic-ointment-1-8-oz

Thank you sooooo much I will do this right away.

 

[KaleIAm]

Thank you sooooo much I will do this right away.

Let us know how she recovers, please. I hope it resolves quickly.

 

[Jessduck]

Let us know how she recovers, please. I hope it resolves quickly.

So things were getting better and her eye looked like it was healing until today. I am pretty sure our drake has been mating a lot with her so I’m sure that’s the problem but I do not know what to do.

 

[Myrshine]

It looks like a respiratory infection such as MG..unless there is blood. Respiratory infections of poultry normally start with the eyes, causing "conjunctivitis".

 

[Isaac 0]

So things were getting better and her eye looked like it was healing until today. I am pretty sure our drake has been mating a lot with her so I’m sure that’s the problem but I do not know what to do.

Any treatment done on the eye will be ineffective if the male continually mates/ and pecks the eye causing further damage.

 

[Isaac 0]

It looks like a respiratory infection such as MG.

Fortunately, respiratory diseases such as mycoplasma galliseptum (MG) are not as common in waterfowl as we see in chickens and turkeys.

Respiratory infections of poultry normally start with the eyes, causing "conjunctivitis"

If a respiratory disease, I would suspect other members in the flock to be showing additional symptoms as well, but appears there is not. One could also presume there would be sneezing/rales, or some other respiratory-related symptom to further indicate the respiratory system is being affected as a whole, but from my analysis the problem seems to be isolated to the one eye.