Blind Rooster

[bleachlover93]

I think one of my rooster's is blind, he's pupils don't contract, he doesn't move if you wave your hands in front of him. What are some ways a rooster can go blind?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hi and

there are different reason for blindness in chickens but here is one of them.. you can use the search engine and look up blindness in chickens and get alot of info.. Good Luck https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3401647

 

[dawg53]

Eyeworm, ocular marek's and/or a self inflicted eye wound could cause blindness.

 

[TwoCrows]

If the rooster contracted Avian Encephalomyelitis, which is a virus they get in the egg (passed down from parents) or can even have reactions from the immunization shot they may get at the hatchery, they can go blind with cataracts. If they suffered greatly but survived the virus, at 3 weeks old they can go blind. However just living thru this virus they can develop cataracts at ANY age. Is the eye cloudy at all?