Gave my little Bearded Silkie Pullet, Snowball a haircut.

[EliseH]

Her pompom was so big it was completely covering her eyes and she was missing out on all the treats. I did her haircut 2 feet from the chicken run. They all watched me do it. When I put her back in the run, my flock acted like she was a newcomers and started chasing her around. My Cream Legbar, Phyllis Diller has been the worst, chasing her around and up into the coop.
They're fine one minute and the next Phyllis is chasing her. Any advice?
Snowball looks beautiful now that I can see her eyes again.

 

[sourland]

To them she looks like a stranger. As long as she is not being injured, let them work things out.

 

[TwoCrows]

Sometimes haircuts are needed! I have heard of them becoming malnourished or even wandering into ponds and drowning because they can't see. Good job, beautiful bird!

 

[EliseH]

Thank you!
I also added a new feeder which she had no idea was there. Glad she can see again.
The other night, I went out to lock the coop up for the night and my Silkies are always in the bottom of the coop run at night, snuggled up with my Golden Laced Wyandotte who is 6 weeks older than them but was in the brooding box with them. She has always acted like their Mom. They used to go under her wings when they were smaller. Anyhow, all were snuggled up in the coop run, except Snowball who was in the outer run against the side of the coop where the other Silkies were. I had to pick her up and put her in the coop run. No problems with her finding her way back in there since I trimmed around her eyes.

 

[TwoCrows]

Thank you!
I also added a new feeder which she had no idea was there. Glad she can see again.
The other night, I went out to lock the coop up for the night and my Silkies are always in the bottom of the coop run at night, snuggled up with my Golden Laced Wyandotte who is 6 weeks older than them but was in the brooding box with them. She has always acted like their Mom. They used to go under her wings when they were smaller. Anyhow, all were snuggled up in the coop run, except Snowball who was in the outer run against the side of the coop where the other Silkies were. I had to pick her up and put her in the coop run. No problems with her finding her way back in there since I trimmed around her eyes.

Glad she is doing so well with her new 👁 👁!