One of my little marans chicks got poked in the eye.. Have one orpington chick that loved going around cleaning beaks instead of sticking her head in the food tray.. So I made tea from echinacea, and washed my marans eye with it several times a day (warm of course) then smoothed on some bag balm above and below the eye. She was completely normal after 5 days of mom's 'treatment'. She didn't lose her eye and all the swelling was gone and eye open. She's purdy again!Hmm, I never thought of that.