Silkie thread!

[Fancychooklady]

I'm starting to think this little one might turn out silver. I've only had 1 silver from this parentage.

 

[Jharper]

Have y'all ever had your big crested silkies to get their feathers in their eye and their eye get irritated?

 

[chickee]

Have y'all ever had your big crested silkies to get their feathers in their eye and their eye get irritated?

Yes, I just noticed a couple of days ago that one of my 10 week old Silkie rooster chicks that has a large crest had one eye weeping from the fluff rubbing it. He got a little trim around both eyes

Same thing with a couple of bantam Polish rooster chicks I have.

 

[Jharper]

Yes, I just noticed a couple of days ago that one of my 10 week old Silkie rooster chicks that has a large crest had one eye weeping from the fluff rubbing it. He got a little trim around both eyes    Same thing with a couple of bantam Polish rooster chicks I have. 

Does it seem to be getting better? Because I just noticed it last night, and I also gave her some Tylan 50 to make the inflammation go away.

 

[chickee]

Does it seem to be getting better? Because I just noticed it last night, and I also gave her some Tylan 50 to make the inflammation go away.

The Silkie chick has no swelling of its eye. I caught it early. When this has happened with my Polish (weeping, swelling and holding the eye closed) I just kept the eye and area around it clean (gently wash with cotton and warm water) and it eventually got better. Not seeing your chick I can't say whether it is irritation or an infection, so it is probably a good safeguard that you are treating with Tylan 50.

Good luck with yours!

 

[Jharper]

The Silkie chick has no swelling of its eye. I caught it early. When this has happened with my Polish (weeping, swelling and holding the eye closed) I just kept the eye and area around it clean (gently wash with cotton and warm water) and it eventually got better. Not seeing your chick I can't say whether it is irritation or an infection, so it is probably a good safeguard that you are treating with Tylan 50. 

Good luck with yours! 

Mines an older bird, about a year old. She is one of my new buff hens. She's got a little bit of swelling. She's weeping though. Last time I had a bird do that and I didn't treat it because I didn't know how and it turned into an infection. Then I gave her some Tylan 50 and the swelling went down. The infection had gone too far though, we had to put her down.

 

[chickee]

Mines an older bird, about a year old. She is one of my new buff hens. She's got a little bit of swelling. She's weeping though. Last time I had a bird do that and I didn't treat it because I didn't know how and it turned into an infection. Then I gave her some Tylan 50 and the swelling went down. The infection had gone too far though, we had to put her down.

Awww, that is sad. I hope this one makes a full recovery!

 

[K Epp]

So after all this talk of weeping eyes I go out to feed and turn some loose to free range I discover that one of my d'Uccle has a closed eye and isn't tackling the food with her normal vigor. I bring her in put a warm wash cloth on it and get it open because is is partially crusty. I have teramycine (sp) antibiotic ointment I got for kitten eyes. I works wonders on chickens too. While I have her in and in good light I give her a once over looking for bugs. Vent looks good, under wings, around breast, back all look clean. I flip up the feathers on the back of her neck in the hackle area and there is something so small I can hardly see it and looks like it has dark red/brown stuff around it too. I immediately take her out side and into garage to where I have my vet ward set up. I put Ivermectin directly on the area and DE all over the bedding and give her a light to stay warm. I went and checked the other birds in the coop and found no other bugs, but just in case I will treat them all tonight. I have a very calm d'Uccle roo who is last in command I went a head and treated him and put him in with her and she seemed to perk up some and cuddle up by him. What could these micro bugs be and do I need to treat them any differently?

 

[Suzierd]

So after all this talk of weeping eyes I go out to feed and turn some loose to free range I discover that one of my d'Uccle has a closed eye  and isn't tackling the food with her normal vigor. I bring her in put a warm wash cloth on it and get it open because is is partially crusty.  I have teramycine (sp) antibiotic ointment I got for kitten eyes. I works wonders on chickens too.  While I have her in and in good light I give her a once over looking for bugs. Vent looks good, under wings, around breast, back all look clean.  I flip up the feathers on the back of her neck in the hackle area and there is something so small I can hardly see it  and looks like it has dark red/brown stuff around it too.  I immediately take her out side and into garage to where I have my vet ward set up.  I put Ivermectin directly on the area and DE all over the bedding and give her a light to stay warm.  I went and checked the other birds in the coop and found no other bugs, but just in case I will treat them all tonight.   I have a very calm d'Uccle roo who is last in command I went a head and treated him and put him in with her and she seemed to perk up some and cuddle up by him. What could these micro bugs be and do I need to treat them any differently?

Ivermectin should kill the mites on the bird, another good one to use is Front line for cats/kittens. I wouldn't waste my money on DE I would use a poultry dust for the nest boxes. Or Sevins dust.

 

[Jharper]

Awww, that is sad. I hope this one makes a full recovery!      

Yeah me too!

She's looking a lot better today. Gave a little bit more trimming around the eyes. She's watching a movie with me. Lol