Water your acre as often as possible... i once ridded my lawn of ants by water it for a week.... just left the sprinkler on 24 hours a day for a week. Ants like drier ground to live in.... i saw a line of ants carrying eggs leaving my lawn heading across my driveway to the neighbours lawn...
It is freezing up here right now. I worry too some times... we feed a quality layer feed and some vaseline or stop peck on the combs to help with frost bite..
I have fostered a few kittens and from time to time you need to help their eyes get open. Im not sure but maybe you could just open an eye for it? Some times you have to use a little force so carefully of course.. maybe im wrong,maybe this never happens to chickens....,?