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This girl is almost 2.5 years old (hatched in March-ish 2019). She’s a CCL, at about 6 months old, she developed a limp (so did her OE sister, but OE got over it, CCL didn’t). It happened right around the time she started laying.
About 9 months ago the whole flock had fowl pox. I have 11 hens total, from a bout a year old to 2.5yo.
I noticed her eye looking weird months ago and have been watching her (it’s been 6-9m but not sure exactly). She’s still eating/drinking/foraging/roosting/etc. she has become more of a loaner, which she’s always been, but it’s gotten worse. She just does her own thing most of the time… sometimes another hen will tag along. I think part of it is that she walks slower and so has a hard time keeping up with the rest.
I’m pretty sure it’s ocular mareks, but posting in the hopes that it could be something else. She’s a good weight, her comb is a bit more orange-y than than it used to be. No signs of mites/lice/any other sickness. As far as I can tell, she can see out of it, but she definitely favors the ‘normal’ eye.
‘Normal’ eye
‘Weird’ eye
About 9 months ago the whole flock had fowl pox. I have 11 hens total, from a bout a year old to 2.5yo.
I noticed her eye looking weird months ago and have been watching her (it’s been 6-9m but not sure exactly). She’s still eating/drinking/foraging/roosting/etc. she has become more of a loaner, which she’s always been, but it’s gotten worse. She just does her own thing most of the time… sometimes another hen will tag along. I think part of it is that she walks slower and so has a hard time keeping up with the rest.
I’m pretty sure it’s ocular mareks, but posting in the hopes that it could be something else. She’s a good weight, her comb is a bit more orange-y than than it used to be. No signs of mites/lice/any other sickness. As far as I can tell, she can see out of it, but she definitely favors the ‘normal’ eye.
‘Normal’ eye
‘Weird’ eye
