beapea Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 We've been keeping chickens since late June so not exactly experienced! An 18-week old Jubilee Orpington has what looks like an eye infection - yellow, slightly swollen patch very close to the cornea on left eye. She's disoriented and evidently can't see very well; first noticed it yesterday. Can anyone advise please? beapea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear about your hen's eye. I would bathe it with a cool saline solution or tea (yes, really!) ( no milk, no sugar), which has soothing and antiseptic properties and maybe consider takinfg her to a vet tomorrow, to be on the safe side. Sounds as if she has scratched the surface of her eye, or maybe she has been pecked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beapea Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 Thank you, Egluntine. She's rather better this morning but I'm going to try the tea treatment. She's a bully so might have been getting her just desserts from one of the others! beapea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
