What’s up with this babies eye, hatched today

[Chey1214]

I hope it’s not my black copper maran!

What’s going on here though?

86% hatch rate I’ll take it!

 

[Lillith37]

I have a chicken who has some trouble with her eyes. She’s not completely blind but she has difficulty with her depth perception. She has to line herself up properly and make multiple pecks to correct her position before she can hit whatever it is she wants. It hasn’t affected her quality of life at all. I’m sure your chick will be fine and will adjust as necessary. I would keep a close eye on it until you see it accessing food and water on its own though.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hard to tell what's going on with the eye, I'm still having a hard time seeing it clearly.
General care for eyes that you are concerned about is to clean/rinse them with saline, then apply a dot of Terramcyin eye ointment in the eye.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Hi! Its hard to see, what's wrong with it?

 

[SmiYa0126]

Can she see to eat? I can't remember which eye is for what?

 

[Lillith37]

Can she see to eat? I can't remember which eye is for what?

The right eye is nearsighted to look for food and the left is farsighted to watch for predators, iirc.

 

[Chey1214]

The right eye is nearsighted to look for food and the left is farsighted to watch for predators, iirc.

Looks like it’s her right eye. It’s crusted this morning and it’s her right eye. I banded her so it’s easy to pick her out. Poor baby

 

[Lillith37]

I just saw on another thread that @BDutch suggested using chamomile tincture or pure chamomile tea to clean and calm the eye and help promote healing. Maybe you could try that?

 

[Lillith37]

I will try that!! I really appreciate all this help!

Fingers crossed for your little chick. Hopefully it comes good!

 

[Chey1214]

Fingers crossed for your little chick. Hopefully it comes good!

I culled her, least favorite thing to do, she was really struggling it was almost torture to keep her alive. I’ve lost alot of birds this year