Blind chicken

[Gobbles3]

I have a chicken that has hatched. It has no eyes. How do I teach it to eat or would putting it under a broody hen so she can raise it be a better choice?

 

[Stipenvlerk]

Hi Gobbles, How long ago did it hatch? Are there physically no eyes?
Or are the eyelids shut?
Does she behave normally otherwise? It might be that there are other defects going on when there are no eyes at al...

As far as eating and drinking goes? I would offer it to the little one on the same spot every time. and first times, put her beak slightly into the food or water until she understands the way it works.. It's going to be difficult though!

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

I have a chicken that has hatched. It has no eyes. How do I teach it to eat or would putting it under a broody hen so she can raise it be a better choice?

Prognosis? How is it coming along?

Reason I ask we have a chick, who probably has some damage, crushed at roughly 19/20 day under broody, it's moving, albeit slowly, and I'm thinking blind as I tried to feed, and Mama tried to feed and nothing, until I poked its head in the mash.

So just looking for some good news lol (trying to scour for more info now)