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- May 1, 2017
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Just barely I went out to check on my chickens and noticed a problem. My Barred Rock's left eye was closed. Sometimes she would open it, but I think it hurts to do so. There's no swelling or other problems, just the fact that she's keeping it closed. I'm sure it will be fine, but I definitely don't want to take chances. I've had a lot of bad experiences with goats to learn that it's better to notice the small things (even if it means embarrassing myself about a tiny thing on BYC
) than to let it grow into a big problem. You never know if it's an everyday scrape or some deadly disease. After all, prevention is better than cure.
Anyways, it has been very windy today, so I'm assuming that she just got something in her eye. It is a possibility that she got pecked in the eye, but I think it's the former. She's 17 weeks old (so close to getting eggs!!!). On that line, do you think she'll lay soon based on her comb and wattles?
Thanks! (And please don't think I'm overreacting...)


Anyways, it has been very windy today, so I'm assuming that she just got something in her eye. It is a possibility that she got pecked in the eye, but I think it's the former. She's 17 weeks old (so close to getting eggs!!!). On that line, do you think she'll lay soon based on her comb and wattles?
Thanks! (And please don't think I'm overreacting...)