Hello,
One of my Plymouth Rocks who is about 2 years old appears to be going blind. I noticed that she keeps stumbling when she comes out the door at the step and it happened twice. We thought previously she was ill as she tends to hide in one spot and isn't moving around like she usually does.
When I checked her crop or her belly, there's no hardness. Doesn't appear to be sick.
This morning I noticed she's trying to eat and pecking in the air because she doesn't know where the food is and also stumbling as she walks.
However, she was able to find her way back into the coop last night, so she must have some vision.
Another observation is that she sits in one place, closes her eyes and is often sleeping by curling her head back under her wing.
They do wander around during the day. I wonder if she might have eaten a toxic berry or a piece of metal. What can I do to diagnose the problem ?
One of my Plymouth Rocks who is about 2 years old appears to be going blind. I noticed that she keeps stumbling when she comes out the door at the step and it happened twice. We thought previously she was ill as she tends to hide in one spot and isn't moving around like she usually does.
When I checked her crop or her belly, there's no hardness. Doesn't appear to be sick.
This morning I noticed she's trying to eat and pecking in the air because she doesn't know where the food is and also stumbling as she walks.
However, she was able to find her way back into the coop last night, so she must have some vision.
Another observation is that she sits in one place, closes her eyes and is often sleeping by curling her head back under her wing.
They do wander around during the day. I wonder if she might have eaten a toxic berry or a piece of metal. What can I do to diagnose the problem ?
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