Something wrong with gosling's eye?

[TheHeresAmber]

I have a gosling here with a weird lump on its eyelid. It doesn't seem too bothered. It looks like either a scar/irritation or a minor deformity to me. Thoughts?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Have you done anything with it? saline wash or some terramycin eye ointment just to see if it helps. Not sure what could be going on unless there is something irritating under the eye lid.

 

[TheHeresAmber]

Have you done anything with it? saline wash or some terramycin eye ointment just to see if it helps. Not sure what could be going on unless there is something irritating under the eye lid.

Thanks for your reply


I've mainly just been keeping the eye clean. I've had a closer look since posting this is it seems like it's actually part of the eyelid? Like a scar or deformity. My best guess is that it could have scratched itself on the shell while hatching

 

[Miss Lydia]

Might have been, the eye didn't look irritated at all.

 

[TheHeresAmber]

Might have been, the eye didn't look irritated at all.

It's a crap photo (goslings are very energetic) but it's just a lumpy eyelid to be honest. Now that he's a little bit older it does just look like a scar or just a weird eyelid