My reason for joining BYC....

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

I hatched a TRUE albino countrix quail, and he was blind. Had eyes soo pink, you could almost see through them. Was soo confused, I had only been hatching quail for maybe a couple of months. Whenever I researched this online, nothing but negativity. "WONT MAKE IT PAST 48 HOURS" "WONT BE ABLE TO EAT". I mean negative, negative, and more negativy. Finally read a thread in BYC and it was soo postive, so I joined and want to say thank you. Millsap born September 2022...R.I.P July 2023.

 

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

 

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

I hatched a TRUE albino countrix quail, and he was blind. Had eyes soo pink, you could almost see through them. Was soo confused, I had only been hatching quail for maybe a couple of months. Whenever I researched this online, nothing but negativity. "WONT MAKE IT PAST 48 HOURS" "WONT BE ABLE TO EAT". I mean negative, negative, and more negativy. Finally read a thread in BYC and it was soo postive, so I joined and want to say thank you. Millsap born September 2022...R.I.P July 2023.
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[Mason Farm and Ranch]

I hatched a TRUE albino countrix quail, and he was blind. Had eyes soo pink, you could almost see through them. Was soo confused, I had only been hatching quail for maybe a couple of months. Whenever I researched this online, nothing but negativity. "WONT MAKE IT PAST 48 HOURS" "WONT BE ABLE TO EAT". I mean negative, negative, and more negativy. Finally read a thread in BYC and it was soo postive, so I joined and want to say thank you. Millsap born September 2022...R.I.P July 2023.
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I have a blind chicken. My husband and I actually enjoy finding new ways to make her life easier. We make things to help her. She has a 'condo' we set up to let her find food and water. We have selected several other chickens that visit to help her socialize. (They get to spend the night at her place.) They visit throughout the day. One of our roosters has volunteered as her escort when we take her outside.

I ignored all of the 'she'll be sickly, she'll starve, she'll be lonely' talk and decided to take it one day at a time.

She's been a challenge with developing Marek's Disease, but she recovered. But she still lays almost daily. She's sweet, lovable and to be honest, decorating the condo is entirely for me. It's like my own grown up dollhouse. I'm very happy with the decision to not euthanize her.

 

[Mason Farm and Ranch]

I hatched a TRUE albino countrix quail, and he was blind. Had eyes soo pink, you could almost see through them. Was soo confused, I had only been hatching quail for maybe a couple of months. Whenever I researched this online, nothing but negativity. "WONT MAKE IT PAST 48 HOURS" "WONT BE ABLE TO EAT". I mean negative, negative, and more negativy. Finally read a thread in BYC and it was soo postive, so I joined and want to say thank you. Millsap born September 2022...R.I.P July 2023.
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Question: is he truly blind or does light hurt his eyes?

I discovered Bea could see light and I use color changing disc lights to alert her to food and water.

 

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

No he couldn't see anything. Had 2 sprinkle feed on his feet to teach him how to eat. Housed him with the buttons so he wouldn't get picked on. He walked over the top of them because he could not see them...like they weren't there. Had trouble with his eyes once...used teramyicin ointment. He always reacted to my voice.

 

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

Question: is he truly blind or does light hurt his eyes?

I discovered Bea could see light and I use color changing disc lights to alert her to food and water.

How old is Bea? Thread pic plz.

 

[Mason Farm and Ranch]

How old is Bea? Thread pic plz.

Bea is a year old. This her with Henry, my special needs rooster. (He's recovered, but he insisted on being a house chicken)

The other photos are the 'Chook Nook'. It's basically a cabinet where I keep my special needs chickens in my house. Bea has the top floor, but I remodel and redecorate about every 2 weeks.

 

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

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I have a blind chicken. My husband and I actually enjoy finding new ways to make her life easier. We make things to help her. She has a 'condo' we set up to let her find food and water. We have selected several other chickens that visit to help her socialize. (They get to spend the night at her place.) They visit throughout the day. One of our roosters has volunteered as her escort when we take her outside.

I ignored all of the 'she'll be sickly, she'll starve, she'll be lonely' talk and decided to take it one day at a time.

She's been a challenge with developing Marek's Disease, but she recovered. But she still lays almost daily. She's sweet, lovable and to be honest, decorating the condo is entirely for me. It's like my own grown up dollhouse. I'm very happy with the decision to not euthanize A "chick condo"

Bea is a year old. This her with Henry, my special needs rooster. (He's recovered, but he insisted on being a house chicken)

The other photos are the 'Chook Nook'. It's basically a cabinet where I keep my special needs chickens in my house. Bea has the top floor, but I remodel and redecorate about every 2 weeks.

She is soo special. Did u hatch Bea? So glad she has henry, she will probably live longer because of him. Some folks might call us crazy, but we know.

 

[Mason Farm and Ranch]

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She is soo special. Did u hatch Bea? So glad she has henry, she will probably live longer because of him. Some folks might call us crazy, but we know.

We got Bea from TSC when NONE of the eggs I put under a broody hen hatched (She kinda half-assed it.).

We have since curtailed the issue by giving broody moms clay eggs to sit on and hatching the actual eggs in an incubator.

Bea was attacked by a dog at 6 weeks and lost 90% of her vision. She contracted the Ocular form of Marek's Disease and she scratched her eye so much she developed Coryza. She lost what vision she had left. But we had already taught her to chicken prior to that. Now she uses hearing and touch to traverse her condo and we restrict her outside adventures to specific areas she has learned. My husband keeps it manicured so it's always the same.

But, her outside escort is my fine looking Silchin Roosters. Oddly, with other hens, he's not so gentle. With her, he's sweet and coaxing. It's absolutely amazing.