Chick 🐥 Peck my Son’s Eye 👁

[Chicklady707]

Chicks sure love shiny eyeballs. They also love nostrils and earholes.
My grandma had gotten pecked in the eye by a curious chick and it caused a bleed but she got better. The baby meant no malicious intent.

My young chicks like to stick their faces into my ears for some reason and grind their beaks.

I tried to explain to him that the chick was just curious and that is how they explore their world ......peck, peck, peck. . I am pretty sure he will be more cautious from now on.

 

[Chicklady707]

I hope that he recovers soon. I'm sorry that this happened!

Yes, hoping he is a quick healer. Thank you! We are planning on going on vacation on Saturday so that was another reason I wanted it checked out right away. I wanted to be proactive and get it healed quick with hopefully no complications/infections. If we wouldn’t have been going anywhere, I probably would have done the wait-and-see approach. (No pun intended)

 

[LadyAchee]

I myself had to learn real quick that the cute little chicks I once had are now like raptor dinosaurs!

 

[dixiewitch1989]

This literally just happened to me!
I had given some squash blossoms as treats to the chicks and was squated down with a chick that has some swelling issues. I was letting it eat some without the others stealing it since they outmaneuver it right now. I had a chick jump up on each shoulder, they like to mess with my hair. I turned my head to ask my daughter to set them down off me so I could stand back up. Only to find a barred rock chick aiming for my eye. Peck!
Went inside and gave my eye a rinse but it feels kinda off. When I looked closely in the mirror I could actually see where it pegged me. It is making seeing out of that eye kinda blurry but it isn't painful and isn't bleeding.

 

[Chicklady707]

This literally just happened to me!
I had given some squash blossoms as treats to the chicks and was squated down with a chick that has some swelling issues. I was letting it eat some without the others stealing it since they outmaneuver it right now. I had a chick jump up on each shoulder, they like to mess with my hair. I turned my head to ask my daughter to set them down off me so I could stand back up. Only to find a barred rock chick aiming for my eye. Peck!
Went inside and gave my eye a rinse but it feels kinda off. When I looked closely in the mirror I could actually see where it pegged me. It is making seeing out of that eye kinda blurry but it isn't painful and isn't bleeding.

Yikes! I hope yours heals quickly! Be careful for any dirty water (lakes/rivers) to keep infection out. Also, no wind so the eye stays moist and is able to heal. (those were the things the doc told us). I had my son in for a recheck and yesterday his vision was 100/20 and today it is 40/20 (I may have numbers reversed 20/40 or 40/20 ). The swelling has gone down today as well. Doctor expects it to be 20/20 tomorrow. He is not complaining of pain or discomfort today. He does have eye drops (Ofloxicin) for during the day and ointment (Erythromycin) for night.

 

[Shezadandy]

I myself had to learn real quick that the cute little chicks I once had are now like raptor dinosaurs!

We had one barred rock pullet that would stop at nothing to get a shot at those big moist marbles we keep out of their reach.

The other scary thing … going into a pen when you've got a bleeding wound or you're recovering from one.

 

[dixiewitch1989]

Yes they sure do like those delicious scabs.
I'm pretty sure the one that got me was a barred rock roo.... Which means I will probably get the last Peck in

Woke up this morning to my eye feeling delightfully gummy and tender. It's very red and slightly swollen like I've been crying for hours, and I had to have my hubby's help put some drops in it.
I am now threatening to make safety glasses mandatory safety equipment before entering the chicken pen!

 

[Folly's place]

No bird gets near my face! It's possible to loose an eyeball over this! I'm glad your son is recovering too. And it's always best to go in immediately over any eye injury, so it doesn't get worse.
Mary