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  1. elissarules

    old hen has neurological issues or blind??

    my older hen, henrietta (approx 8/9 years old), has been acting a bit strange. her head will softly sway forward and back, she’s having issues understanding depth or where treats are. if i’m holding a peach, she will recognize it is a treat, but peck all the way around until she eventually gets...
  2. Songbird21

    Adult turkey suddenly blind

    My brother's favorite turkey hen developed pure white eyes in just 3 days. We have no idea what's going on. We have her quarantined for now and my brother is considering putting her down. Any chance this could be reversed? Is it something contagious? Please help!
  3. How to Help a Chicken with an Eye that has been wounded

    How to Help a Chicken with an Eye that has been wounded

    How to Help a Chicken with an Eye that has been wounded If you have experienced the issue where your chicken has been picked on our been in a fight and their eye(s) end up looking like this, you may think all hope is lost, but today I shall show you that all hope is not lost. I have had the...
  4. chiki1

    Possible blind Rooster

    We have 2 roosters named John and Greg. We also have another one named Republic who plays a small part. The other day John had to come inside for a bit due to an injured comb, pretty much just some bleeding that happens with him. We had him in a medium/large dog cage we have so he could have...
  5. Tanya22

    Blind Eye is 'sinking' inside.

    My rescued broiler baby Snowy is blind from one eye. I have been observing for awhile now that her eye seems to be going inside. I've no idea what to do or if it's natural for a blind eye to do this. Any suggestions or people who have gone through the same situation, please do share.
  6. Chickymama98198

    Month old chick cannot open eyes

    Hi, I have a silkie chick whose eyes are always closed. I separated her from the rest of the flock, have her poultry Rx in her water and am giving her yolk, starter feed and polyvitamins. She's able to eat on her own. I've been making sure she drinks. There's no visible sign to why her eyes are...
  7. C

    How do I help a half-blind chicken preen one wing?

    I have a chicken blind in the right eye. Her right wing feathers are not being properly cared for, she is not preening them. Does anyone know how I can physically help her with this? Brush? What type of oil would I put on the wings, as I understand that is what chickens do while preening.
  8. N

    Is this chick blind?

    We just got our baby chicks in the mail this morning from Murray McMurray Hatchery. Six of the seven RIR girls were alive and extremely healthy looking. When I ordered, I said I wanted an extra chick of the hatchery's choosing 'cause I was assuming at least 1 of the chicks I ordered would die at...
  9. ninja333pirate

    chick that cant close one of her eyes

    I made a post earlier about this, but I figured I have a different question and needed a more specific thread. I hatched a chick out yesterday, she wasn't moving around very well (not as well as all her other siblings) after moving them all to the brooder I went to check on them and noticed she...
  10. T

    Eye Patch for Bird?

    Has anyone ever put any kind of patch over the eye of a bird? I am wondering if I can do this safely. I have a turkey poult with a blind eye and the way she eats is to tilt her head so that the blind eye is actually IN the food. This causes the food to get pushed into her eye and eye socket...
  11. R

    Is my duckling blind?

    Wondering if this sounds like the symptoms of a blind duckling (call duck). and if anyone has experience successfully raising blind poultry. To start, the duckling (Forest, we will assume a boy for this thread) was malpositioned and found out was in a cool section of my incubator so was 3 days...
    • RafterB_ranch
    • Thread
    • blind neurological special needs
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. C

    Chicken bit by dog- lost an eye and maybe blind

    Hi I really don’t know what to do. I looked around online for resources and I just don’t know where to start. Yesterday a dog bit my chicken ( Pistol) by the head. Luckily I got him to let go and got her out before any more damage could be done. She’s alive and alert. She’s a couple years old (2...
  13. Diveks

    Nearsighted chick?

    Hi everyone, i have a feeling my 3 week old chick has eye problems? Not sure if its normal behavior or not cause i have never raised a chick like this (a lone chick imprinted to me). He/she (i will call it her for now, even though i think she might be a he) gets startled easily, if something...
  14. K

    My blind chicken has taught her sisters to eat sand! Help!

    Okay first of all: yes, I understand the concept of grit. And how chickens scrummage through dirt looking for bugs. This is not that. So we have a blind chicken, and instead of being at the bottom of the pecking order, she’s actually quite popular. She’s taught her sisters a LOT of bad habits—...
  15. Suburban-nite

    Help Blind Chick

    Hi, We rescued a blind sex-linked chick a few days ago. She’s a few days old. What are the best ways you’ve tried to help your blind chick live life to the fullest? Thanks!
  16. E

    Pheasant born with deformed beak and eyes??

    Hello all, yesterday we had five pheasant babies hatch. The first four were strong, healthy, and active. The fifth one had a hard time getting out of his shell because his beak seemed deformed. My father helped him out (I know I know you’re not supposed to do that) but he seemed strong...
  17. Quail Stack

    Quail lost weight and won't move much - help!

    I've had this particular quail for almost two years now, I hatched her August 2018. Over time she has developed cataracts and now seems to be essentially blind. She was always a bit lighter than the other quail, but she moved alot more than them so I thought that was why. I've noticed in...
  18. Jajika

    Chicken doesn't seem to see well?

    Hi Everyone: My sweet Thelma, about age 7, seems not to see well in certain circumstances. She is robust, eats, drinks, runs around and dirt bathes, so from that perspective she appears healthy and hearty. Yet, when I offer her spinach from my hand, she misses when she goes to peck at it. As...
  19. A

    Blind quail chick not growing

    This is my first time hatching and raising quail. All of my chicks except 1, which was born blind (without eyes). I didn't want to cull it yet since I thought it would maybe be able to see or learn to adapt in the future but so far it's been 1 week in and I still hand feed the chick as it never...
    • abroot
    • Thread
    • blind blind chick cull euthanasia not growing quai quail advice
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Quail
  20. K

    Impacted crop

    For the past two days I’ve noticed that my hen Eileen has had a hard mass in her crop. It’s only the size of a large marble, but rock solid. I’ve dealt with impacted and sour crops before, but not sure how to approach this one as she is still eating and drinking fine– and the food she’s eating...
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