eye infection?

[apowell]

We brought a new group of hens home 5 days ago. This morning one hen had "stuff" in one of her eyes. It looked white & foamy, like a spit-bug nest in the corner of her eye. We cleaned it out & she has been acting normal but the eye is certainly not normal. No one else has any symptoms.

She is an Americana hen, not sure of the age but she is mature and laying. She seems in good weight and otherwise healthy.

Besides isolating her & rinsing the eye occasionally, what should I do and how worried about the other chickens should I be? Very new chicken mom.

 

[froggiesheins]

May I ask, did you get your hens from a reputable person? My guess is that there is a respritory infection starting. Is there any sneezing or rattles when breathing?

 

[apowell]

no sneezing or wheezing and her other eye looks fine.

 

[froggiesheins]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/670154/bubbly-eye GO to this thread and you will get alittle more info.....PM this member for more info, she knows a heck of alot more than me....LOL

 

[apowell]

Eye looks better this morning, no more bubbly stuff. Some left over crusties, but can see almost all of her eye. Breathing still normal, alert and scratching around. She is in chicken solitary, I've been rinsing her eye with a warm boric acid solution followed with a swipe of triple antibiotic ointment. Started her on Terra-vet 10 in her water (1 tsp/gallon).

Should I dose the rest of her flock with the terra-vet as a precaution, or wait to see if anyone else develops issues?

 

[luvussomechicks]

I have a 2 month old lavender orph. pullet. I found her with a swollen eye this morning. I noticed for about a week now she's been breathing hard. I thought it was the heat, now I'm not
so sure. I cleaned her eye. But I need to know more about eye infections with breathing problems. It might be heat and someone pecked it. But I am concerned it could be more.

 

[froggiesheins]

Eye looks better this morning, no more bubbly stuff.  Some left over crusties, but can see almost all of her eye.  Breathing still normal, alert and scratching around.  She is in chicken solitary, I've been rinsing her eye with a warm boric acid solution followed with a swipe of triple antibiotic ointment.  Started her on Terra-vet 10 in her water (1 tsp/gallon).

Should I dose the rest of her flock with the terra-vet as a precaution, or wait to see if anyone else develops issues?

 

If no one else is showing any symptoms of anything, I personally would leave well enough alone...I gottta look up Terra-vet not familiar with that...

 

[froggiesheins]

I have a 2 month old lavender orph. pullet. I found her with a swollen eye this morning. I noticed for about a week now she's been breathing hard. I thought it was the heat, now I'm not
so sure. I cleaned her eye. But I need to know more about eye infections with breathing problems. It might be heat and someone pecked it. But I am concerned it could be more.

You need to start your own thread about her so that you get better responses. ALSO, MORE information please...

 

[apowell]

The hen's eye cleared up, so the third morning of looking normal we put her back in with her flock. Within 2 hours the opposite eye had bubbles. So she is back in chicken isolation and having the other eye flushed. Everything I'm reading says bubbles are respiratory / sinus, but I think it is very odd that it could be "fine" for days then switch eyes immediately after being put back in the pen. Thankfully every one else still looks good.

 

[froggiesheins]

Keep up the good work, maybe the "infection/whateveritis" justy migrated to the other side, there really is not alot of room between the left and right eye.....