Raising a blind or partially sighted chicken

Great article, helpful and reassuring.
Found this as one of the chicks from my last hatch has been struggling to get in the coop at night w the rest. All the other chicks are able to get in. They are 2 weeks old, and have been following Mums out foraging the last week. The last 4 nights, I've had to retrieve this little one and add to the nesting clutch. We named it IEP, individual educational project, pronounced Eeeeeep. So tonight I was a little late it checks on everyone ans doing close up. Iep was standing in it's own, sleeping, in the growing dusk. I had my headlamp in and saw the eye looked a little weird. So we went I to the house, and I looked closer. One eye doesn't have a dark pupil. The other does. And for a relatively wild chicken with minimal human handling, they chicken let me touch it's eye. So... I'm not sure the extend of blindness. We've had a house chicken. We might again. It's young yet. And seems to survive during the day. Im hoping that maybe I just need to add it at night to the coop until it gets bigger a more use to habits of the others.
We shall see how Iep does. Will ensure extra feedback g at night before tucking into coop. Thanks

Interesting, well written, and something I had not thought about before.

Very clear and thoughtful article. Thank you for sharing the experience Perris.

Excellent article! Sorry to hear she went missing, but glad she was able to live life on her own terms as much as possible.

Very good explanation of what to look for when you have a chicken that could possibly be blind. I have bookmarked for future reference!

Excellent article. Well written, documented.
Please update in the future. I hope to read more about Kenfig.
Thank you for taking care of her.

This is a very well written article that is well referenced. The story is well told and it contains help for others who may experience this same situation. The videos help to tell the story and bring life to the chicken involved.

Great job!

I think this is the best article I've read on BYC this year. It's informative for all chicken keepers. There's interesting footage showing what feed pick up rate one can expect from an adult hen. I like the links. It's well written and deals with the subject in a humane, but realistic manner.
Not everyone is going to have the time, or patience to provide for a special needs chicken. Well done Perris for working the problems out.
I agree with letting her try to learn how to cope with as much freedom as possible and my fingers are crossed that she finds an empathetic friend apart from Perris.
Loved it.