Have you ever been pecked in the eye?

[Andora]

This just happened to me for the first time. I was holding a white plymouth rock pullet, listening to see if her chest rattled because I just had one chicken get sick and die out of the blue. (I haven't added any new birds or anything...) The pullet suddenly pecked me right in the eyeball! While I was squinting in pain, she went for the other eye.

I was wearing contacts, so she mainly hit that instead of my eyeball, but my eye feels bruised. There's no mark and I can see fine, so it's not an emergency. I hope it will be ok.

I really don't want to go to the doctor and tell them a chicken pecked me in the eye.

 

[Hollywood Chickens]

a chick once pecked my 5 year old sister in the eye she was fine... and she still puts chickens on her shoulder!
just make sure it doesn't get infected

 

[Cetawin]

I have not but my daughter has. She has very shiny brown eyes no contacts...and one got her one day. She was fine after she quit squinting.

I think it is the shiny aspect of the eye or they see their reflection maybe....not sure why they will do it every now and again.

 

[TammyTX]

The chickens think your eyes are big juicy grapes!

 

[momdogz]

oh my goodness - that's hysterical. I'm glad you're ok!

 

[OlliOlliOlli]

You'll be fine, just keep it flushed out -- if the pain worsens, seek medical attention.

I've been banged in the eye countless times by my parrots...just be careful!

 

[Andora]

Quote:
I was just feeding them grapes yesterday! lol

 

[JennsPeeps]

I've gotten it in the eye AND once my BSL grabbed and shook my lip.

OWOWOW!!

 

[Biddieacres]

My 7 year old son got pecked in the eye and he couldn't open it so we went to the emergency room. Every time we told a nurse what happened they giggled!!!! It did cut the cornea so he had to put eye gel in (similar to the eye gel tube we have for chickens). It healed fine.

Glad you had contacts in. Is the contact ripped? If there is no tear in the contact it probably is bruised.

 

[momdogz]

they really like my toes (usually am wearing flip-flops in the summer).