What is wrong with my baby chick's eyes?

[Haley Clark]

My chick is a 2 week old barred rock and suddenly both her eyes look funny and her eyes are watery and little pieces of feathers get stuck around her eyes. They also look sort of milky colored and she doesn't open them all the way and she also sort of stays by her self a lot.ehat is wrong with get and ate their any cures? Thank you

 

[Haley Clark]

***what is wrong with her and are there any cures***

 

[RoosterMoose]

I would think about quarantining if it gets any worse. Almost sounds like distemper?? If chickens could even get something like that.

 

[Haley Clark]

What is distemper?? And I don't think it's contagious because she has been with the others for about a week like this and they don't have any of her symptoms. Thanks

 

[nova022]

Distemper is a often fatal, contagious, incurable, viral disease that affects the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and central nervous systems. It mainly affects dogs, but can affect other mammals. I have never heard of it affecting chickens, but I am far from being an expert in chicken health.

 

[debid]

I'd suggest posting on the emergency/disease/injuries board. You'll find more experience there.