Eye Injury to My Roo

[MyFlockIsMyLife]

Wait wait wait…when you say they “use” the stuffed animals…do you mean…romantically?

Indeed that is exactly what I mean. I snapped a pic of one of them using one:

 

[MyFlockIsMyLife]

Were you able to get your injured boy doctored last evening?

No I feel like a failure. I was only able to squirt saline solution from the dr on his eye. Is there an easier way to catch chickens that doesn’t stress them out? He started running away from me in the coop, and anytime I got hands on him, he’d try to bite me. Plus he was obviously getting stressed out, and I don’t want him hurting himself anymore (he tried throwing himself into the hardware cloth we have on the openings in the coop). Maybe I just need to wait for him to go to sleep THEN grab him. I only waited for him to go in for the night, and he was still awake.

 

[Strawberry74]

Indeed that is exactly what I mean. I snapped a pic of one of them using one:

This is genius! Lol. Way to give the guys and outlet and the girls a break

Please link where you got those from!

 

[Strawberry74]

No I feel like a failure. I was only able to squirt saline solution from the dr on his eye. Is there an easier way to catch chickens that doesn’t stress them out? He started running away from me in the coop, and anytime I got hands on him, he’d try to bite me. Plus he was obviously getting stressed out, and I don’t want him hurting himself anymore (he tried throwing himself into the hardware cloth we have on the openings in the coop). Maybe I just need to wait for him to go to sleep THEN grab him. I only waited for him to go in for the night, and he was still awake.

Definitely go out after he's been on the roost for a while and is nice and sleepy. Take a towel to wrap him in to avoid flapping wings and claws. You might want to wear a clear glasses. He's going to be nervous but just remember he can't see out of that one eye right now which will make him more fearful.

 

[MyFlockIsMyLife]

This is genius! Lol. Way to give the guys and outlet and the girls a break

Please link where you got those from!

Got them off Amazon. They’re kind of pricey, but it was worth it to me. Store on Amazon is UEncounter and I get the small size

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CS913DB6?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

 

[MyFlockIsMyLife]

Definitely go out after he's been on the roost for a while and is nice and sleepy. Take a towel to wrap him in to avoid flapping wings and claws. You might want to wear a clear glasses. He's going to be nervous but just remember he can't see out of that one eye right now which will make him more fearful.

It’s at least open now today, but pupil and iris are very dim/cloudy/not easy to see. I will grab him with a towel once he’s been resting a bit tonight. I even got flogged right in the tuchus last night, so waiting, and using a towel, are going to make it much easier. I did add electrolytes/vitamins to one of his water bowls yesterday and he’s been eating and drinking so those are good signs.

 

[Strawberry74]

It’s at least open now today, but pupil and iris are very dim/cloudy/not easy to see. I will grab him with a towel once he’s been resting a bit tonight. I even got flogged right in the tuchus last night, so waiting, and using a towel, are going to make it much easier. I did add electrolytes/vitamins to one of his water bowls yesterday and he’s been eating and drinking so those are good signs.

Yes it will be much easier. Do you have some steroidal antibiotic gel you can put in his eye or collidal silver? Good news it's open a little and he is eating an drinking!

How's the older roo?

I don't want to alarm you but when one of my roosters got injured in much the same way, he kept his eye shut for several days and his eyesight never recovered in that eye. He is now blind on that one side and his eye is glossed over. I hope your boy fares better than mine did! The two roosters I had left were raised together and we're the best of friends until one spring at 4 years we decided to let them live with the hens since we were down to 2 through natural causes. There were at least 20 some hens and they're still decided to duke it out. They live together peacefully now, but the one-eyed boy knows his place They are still lap roosters and come sit and perch on my leg whenever I am sitting out there. They never challenge me when I handle the girls either. You just never know what may transpire though.

Keep me posted!

 

[MyFlockIsMyLife]

Yes it will be much easier. Do you have some steroidal antibiotic gel you can put in his eye or collidal silver? Good news it's open a little and he is eating an drinking!

How's the older roo?

I don't want to alarm you but when one of my roosters got injured in much the same way, he kept his eye shut for several days and his eyesight never recovered in that eye. He is now blind on that one side and his eye is glossed over. I hope your boy fares better than mine did! The two roosters I had left were raised together and we're the best of friends until one spring at 4 years we decided to let them live with the hens since we were down to 2 through natural causes. There were at least 20 some hens and they're still decided to duke it out. They live together peacefully now, but the one-eyed boy knows his place They are still lap roosters and come sit and perch on my leg whenever I am sitting out there. They never challenge me when I handle the girls either. You just never know what may transpire though.

Keep me posted!

I’ve kind of been preparing myself for his vision to either be completely gone, or not 100% in his injured eye :/. Sucks but all I can really do is hope it’ll be okay. No I have no colloidal silver, but will be looking into getting it. I have this antibacterial spray for chickens that should help prevent infection & I will spray on his eye this evening when I grab him though. See my boys DO challenge me when I pick up my hens…it can actually be dangerous sometimes as I’ve had one try to flog my face. I’ve gotten flogged in the butt twice now- once yesterday & once picking up one of my hens. How can I prevent something like that happening again though?? I’m trying to rehome one of my younger boys currently. Oh and my older too is actually doing pretty well besides his missing patches of feathers . It took him a few days to “get right” though and by that I mean back to normal- he was breathing erratically afterwards, and you could just tell he was not doing well. He loves being in the backyard with us, although he does try to run and catch me when I go back to the rest of the flock. It never ceases to amaze me how smart these birds are!!