Chick with closed eyes

Question

Hi just got some 10 week old chicks, 1 seems to have problem with it's eyes. One gets a yellow gunk around it. I have gently washed with luke warm water and both eyes open up. One is worse then the other. I have been told to use golder eye treatment for 3 days and it should clear it up. Is there anything else I can do. She is eating,drinking and seems ok other than that.Any advice you can give me ?

Answer 1

I assume that her sinus are clear.  Check where she is sleeping to ensure that this is not being caused by a draught.

Answer 2

My guess is that this chick was pecked in the eye by another bird.  The Golden Eye Oitment is an old well used favourite standbyof many but the gunk [pus maybe] suggest another treatment is required. My advice is to put one tablespoonful of CIDER VINEGAR in 'one gallon of the drinking water' for 3-4 days and this should clear the problem up. It must be Cider Vinegar and not the ordinary kind, cost about £1.33 in most shops. If it was my bird I'd pop a half-a-Zinc vitamin tablet down its throat for 3 days as a back up. Theres one thing germs that cause Red Eye in man or beast don't like its a touch of zinc in the bloodstream. Getting back to the cider vinegar, the first thing you;ll notice is all their droppings firm up, they gradually look healthier and their feathers tighten up and are not loose or ruffled and they hold thier heads more erect. Sick birds bury thier heads into their shoulders and sit looking mopey. Cider vinegar is a natural inner body disinfectant and it soon kills all stomach bugs and E.Coli. The zinc is really underestimated and its an ideal remedy for conjuctivitus. Bob, Fairplay.