Chick Pecks my Eyeballs

[al6517]

Quote:
So true indeed.................. too many folks think this behavior is soooo cute, kind of like a worthless house cat who jumps up 8' onto something and knocks down and breaks a priceless family heirloom, I am furrious and cussing but my DW is laughing and thinks that was soooo cute

. What is really funny is watching somebody wearing safety goggles while in the coop doing chores all the time with birds on her shoulders like a roost

Somehow I think our warnings will go unheaded, to those who believe cute allways trumps safety.

 

[SteveBaz]

Quote:
My birds do not like apples but put a cantaloup or water melon end or honey due melon something they would devour like living flesh, eyeballs. You only have 2 and it is not worth the chance as cuter as it may seem.

 

[tinydancer87]

Not only will they peck at your eyes if you let them on your shoulder....when my chickens were about 6 weeks old, I was bending down to pick up something off the ground in the coop. Of course, they are underfoot the entire time--my golden comet jumped up and pecked my open unprotected right eyeball.

It hurt SO BAD, my eye started watering uncontrollably and it felt like I had glass in it. I could barely open it for 2 days. Put some antibiotic eye drops in, which burned horribly. Got better after about a week. But, to this day (4 months later) when I first wake up in the morning, that eyeball always feels gritty and dry, takes it about 20 minutes to feel normal.

She was just being curious, and now I am extra careful. Even though now that they are older, they don't really show interest in eyeballs. Shoelaces and pants legs are the "in thing" right now,

 

[Carin]

Careful with eyes and teeth. They don't stay babies and will grow....