Hello everyone - I have 1 year old Polish hen with some severe swelling around her eye from a wound she got while fighting.
I have flushed the wound, there is nothing in her eye that I can find, however it is so swollen and it looks like her inner eyelid is pushing out the socket. The eye itself is still there and intact, but has turned milky.
She is behaving normal. She's eating, drinking, laying eggs, being her normal self. Her poops are normal, no issues there. She is otherwise a healthy bird. She has been separated and is in the house for now. I gave her a "haircut" so I could clean and treat the wound. I cleaned with an iodine solution and applied Poultry care and neosporin- the kind withOUT pain relief. There is no puss, smell, or anything like that. The area is slightly warmer than the rest of her, and obviously extremely swollen.
I'm including a picture, in which she is loudly complaining, which is why her mouth is open. She is not gasping or panting in any way. She has multiple peck wounds on her head, with the worst one being just above the rear of her eye, and obviously the eye itself.
This is a farm bird - she produces eggs for me. She is not a pet chicken. I need to treat this at home, or if that's not possible I'll hard cull her. I don't want her to suffer, however a vet bill will FAR exceed her value on the farm, so it is not an option.
I am looking for any advice on how to help her, opinions on the fleshy protrusion from her upper eye area, next steps, etc. Any and all advice is appreciated.
I have flushed the wound, there is nothing in her eye that I can find, however it is so swollen and it looks like her inner eyelid is pushing out the socket. The eye itself is still there and intact, but has turned milky.
She is behaving normal. She's eating, drinking, laying eggs, being her normal self. Her poops are normal, no issues there. She is otherwise a healthy bird. She has been separated and is in the house for now. I gave her a "haircut" so I could clean and treat the wound. I cleaned with an iodine solution and applied Poultry care and neosporin- the kind withOUT pain relief. There is no puss, smell, or anything like that. The area is slightly warmer than the rest of her, and obviously extremely swollen.
I'm including a picture, in which she is loudly complaining, which is why her mouth is open. She is not gasping or panting in any way. She has multiple peck wounds on her head, with the worst one being just above the rear of her eye, and obviously the eye itself.
This is a farm bird - she produces eggs for me. She is not a pet chicken. I need to treat this at home, or if that's not possible I'll hard cull her. I don't want her to suffer, however a vet bill will FAR exceed her value on the farm, so it is not an option.
I am looking for any advice on how to help her, opinions on the fleshy protrusion from her upper eye area, next steps, etc. Any and all advice is appreciated.
