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Final update: I had a lady who specializes in chicken rescues come by today. It was worse than I thought. One chicken is almost completely blind. Another has a blind eye. A third is partially blind in one eye. I think a fourth might also have a partial blindness. It's not caused by an...

In case someone else ends up with a blind chicken, I've found a way to help them know where the food is. I started by holding a tuna can mostly sideways and forcing her beak into the food. After a while she got the hang of it and realized shiny = good. (She's limited to being able to see about...

I got her drinking!! I bought a huge water thing that looks like a giant hummingbird feeder. She recognized the red but wasn't sure. Coaxing her over only worked a bit. She's a bit scared of the dish I got with food for her. She's rejoined her flock and they were by the water, which helped her...

Ohh, I like the bell idea. I went out and fed her again today. She has zero depth perception. She just expects the can to be in the air, so definitely raising it up. She only ate maybe half a tablespoon today for her first feeding. Then she got stuck on a tiny branch on the ground and didn't...

Apparently she has zero depth prescription! She can kind of recognize the cat food can as food now. It didn't take me as long to get her eating. I tried leading her to the ground with it. This resulted in her pecking at the air at the height I typically hold the dish at. Definitely a work in...

I'll get my pet scale from the attic tomorrow, and see about some antibiotics. Removing gunk from the eye sounds horrifying, but I bet I can find someone to help me with it. The other chicken seems to have shaken out of it for now. I don't mind a rescue chicken - the Betta fish I just bought...

I convinced her to eat a bit earlier. She definitely has weird head actions. And a few times she appeared to peck at the air next to the can. I also kinda moved my hand around her a bit to see her reaction. She definitely gets more alert with sounds. I was able to walk up to her without...

I've been worried about partial blindness for her. She responds well to noises, but is iffy on seeing me. I'm not sure if she's just not feeling well or is blind yet, though. Another chicken in the flock is starting to show the same symptoms, which is worrying. Today I saw her walking around...

I adopted a flock yesterday from an old retired couple. I don't blame them at all for the state of their flock - they are in their 80s! There's eight hens, and I think they're about a year old? It's either a year old or four years old. Not helpful, I know. There's one specific hen who clearly...