Blind Hen?

[lisaream]

I had a Raccoon massacre in my coop last week, killed my 2 fav hens and left one injured.
The injury seems to be to her eyes, one is open and looks uninjured, the other was closed until today. The hen couldn't drink on her own for 5 days, had to feed her worms and water by syringe until yesterday. Now she looks for the ground, pecks and follows the sound of food dropping but can't seem to find it unless I put her in front of the feeder. She can navigate my yard and find the water but seems to be mostly blind.
Anyone out there have any experience with injuries such as this? I'm thinking she can adapt to being blind but I've never had a special needs chicken!

 

[casportpony]

Sorry about your losses and your injured hen. . Can you post pictures of her eyes?

 

[Carchick]

My buff orpington Buffy has been blind in one eye for about 7 years from a rooster attack. She has a section in the coop that is all for her (fenced off)so she is able to find her food and water bowls. It's in a corner by her low laying roost. I discovered early on that the hens would peck at her and she couldn't protect herself. As time went by she was able to go in the playyard with all the other hens and they have left her alone. For the first time this week, she has been able to get into the coop and roost on her little perch without me doing it. Also, when I've adopted baby chicks, I've put them in with her and she has been an outstanding mother. A blind chicken in one or two eyes can still live a good life!