My EE Needs glasses

[MissChick@dee]

My 20 week old EE has had a bit of a problem since well...since I noticed it. She’s fine healthy solid weight. Living in my flock she’all be just fine. Here’s the weird thing at first I thought it was her beak but no. She will peck & peck missing the target a lot. If I hold a grape with my fingers no problem anything in my hand she can get but it sometimes takes a couple tries. She eats her feed I watch her swallow. At times when I throw treats on the ground she’ll just walk away in frustration. Just now I threw in dried mealworms she cocked her head and acted as if she couldn’t see them. I did flinch test with her I know she sees she’ll alert when birds fly over ect. Anyone ever have a chicken with a similar problem?????

 

[PollyGirl21]

My Silkie sort of has that problem. She can't see very well because of all her fluff. Could your EE's beard be getting in the way of her vision?

 

[MissChick@dee]

No don’t think so I noticed this when she was like 3 weeks old before her muffs. It’s sad when all the others gobble up worms and she just looks and tilts her head and just looks up at me like “what” how old is your Silkie does she get along okay?

 

[MissChick@dee]

Almost like she’s color blind. She can see and get (after a couple tries) black oil sunflower seeds. But not worms which are close to the color of the ground. Weird

 

[MissChick@dee]

She doesn’t even try for worms unless they’re in my hand.

 

[MissChick@dee]

I know chickens are born with independent or dual eye sight one for close up and one for far away. I just can’t figure this one out.

 

[MissChick@dee]

Could be nearsighted in both eyes (for far away)......
I’m perplexed

 

[HuffleClaw]

How is she?

 

[MissChick@dee]

Hey thanks for asking. She’s doing well. Solid build and good weight. I even trimmed her cheek puffs but she’s still the same. She misses almost all the time takes her forever to eat. Counted one time and she pecked one sunflower seed 19 times before she got it. She does OK when I hold something between my fingers but it still takes her like...5 tries. Poor baby~at least she’s in the right environment to be a special needs chicken. I watch out for her. She’s just such a love lump