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  1. lefttowrite

    Hen isolating + closing one eye

    Update here: Ella is a-OK! Two days after I posted, we took her into the garage and, as gently as we could with a big awkward squeeze bottle, rinsed her eye a couple times with saline solution. We were going to isolate overnight just in case, but she was NOT having it, so we put her back with...
  2. lefttowrite

    Hen isolating + closing one eye

    Thank you! My husband and I busted our butts this summer to get it done :D the flock seems to like it! As promised, here’s a photo (albeit a grainy one). This is the eye in question. I checked on them multiple times throughout the day, and didn’t see any abnormal behavior, isolating, drooping...
  3. lefttowrite

    Hen isolating + closing one eye

    Thanks for responding, @Wyorp Rock! They’re still on medicated chick feed (Purina, 18% protein). They get a scratch mix (oats, mealworm, sunflower seeds, calendula petals) as treats, plus recently they’ve gotten hornworms from the garden (but I’m pretty sure the girls just torture them and don’t...
  4. lefttowrite

    Hen isolating + closing one eye

    Hi! I'm a new chicken keeper (6 Australorp hens, 12 weeks old at time of posting). One of my girls has been acting strangely for the last few weeks, off and on. Sometimes, she integrates with the rest of the flock, behaves normally, looks happy/curious, etc. Other times, she sets herself...
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