Hi, I was happy to hear about your Helen. I have a 16 week old Rhode Island Red that is also blind and named Helen. I wrote about her a few times on the forum a few months back. My Helen is completely blind, but has managed to find her way around very well. We build a 4x8 coop and then a...
ebonykawai , you are so right. I did reread your original reply and do want to apologize. Thanks you for your kind words and my response was not meant to say that I thought your actions were wrong just that Helen didn't have the same severity of handicappidness (if that is a word). Thank you...
Have you checked to see if it is blind. I had a chick like this who is now 11 days old. When she was 3 days old I took a piece of red ribbon and when I placed it in the pen the other chicks reacted or ran when I put it near. She had no reaction. I have since taken out the feeders and...
Well, early last week I wrote a post about a 3 day old chick that I discovered was blind asking for help. I got one response of a women who said to cull it and that she had had a similar experience, but her chick a serve mutation to its head. This chick does not.
I could not. Yes I love...
I am a first time chick mom. I just got 5 chicks. One from the moment I got it was not well. The first day I thought it was ill and probably would not make it til morning. I just kept trying to get it to drink. I woke and found her (for the moment anyway) still lethargic, but stronger. I...