my chicken has an eye problem any ideas

how old is she?

hey thanks for the quick reply chicken was bought as a point to lay in november along with six others who are fine and have started to lay she always seems to be rubbing her eyes and her feathers seem to look oily where she's do-ing it.

Hello waggy, welcome to the forum!  
Sorry to hear about your hen-I guess she is around 24 weeks? is she the same size as the other 6 hens that you bought POL? You mention a  problem with her eyes and from this information I am wondering if she has an infection that would need a visit to the vet and a course of antibiotics to help clear up the infection. Sometimes birds wipe their beaks on their feathers when they are preening(cleaning themselves) -if they have an infection this can look like the oiliness you describe. Only  a thought though-any information you have about how the bird is looking -and acting/eating/drinking and scratching around would help us all to help you with your bird  as there are a lot of experienced poultry keepers here!
Good luck with your hen Waggy

Sometimes, even if you buy the best of stock from the best of suppliers, you get a bird thats simply not right. It doen't matter what you do, the bird simply shouldn't be ! This is not to say that you should be a fatalist and not treat them with medication, but there comes a time when you have to draw a line and say enough is enough. Its not a matter of being cruel to be kind but has more to do with the fact that by being what you see as being kind, you are actually be being cruel.

I hope that you understand what it is that I'm trying to say. We all love our chickens but when I hear of people keeping chickens alive through long periods of illness and the chickens having to put up with a poor standard of existence, then as poultry keepers you are misguided and its simply not right or fair on the birds.

This is not simply a matter of economics but also concerns compassion.