KGQuail24
Chirping
- Jun 6, 2021
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Hi everyone,
I have 5 month-old coturnix hens in a backyard flock of 6. They've been together peacefully since the same hatch and have been excellent layers all summer. Unfortunately,a severe bullying incident occured Thursday night (it's now Sunday), and one of the hens had both eyes severely pecked. They are both swollen tight shut, but I think the eyeballs are still in there (I think I see some movement under the lid). When I discovered her injury the following morning, I isolated the bully from the rest and brought the victim into an isolated cage in the house where I've been keeping the wounds clean & moist with antimicrobial spray and hand feeding her every couple of hours. She's done really well so far, eating significantly more each time, enough to be having small but normal-ish poops. I soak some kibble in water that has MannaPro electrolytes in it, plus mashed egg yolk. She has a good appetite and spends a lot of time grooming herself in addition to napping.
If you have experience with this type of injury, I would be very appreciative to know if your birds recovered their sight, and if so how long that took. I believe she's a strong and healthy bird besides this awful injury, but I obviously can't go on feeding her around the clock forever if she's blind. Looking for hope
I have 5 month-old coturnix hens in a backyard flock of 6. They've been together peacefully since the same hatch and have been excellent layers all summer. Unfortunately,a severe bullying incident occured Thursday night (it's now Sunday), and one of the hens had both eyes severely pecked. They are both swollen tight shut, but I think the eyeballs are still in there (I think I see some movement under the lid). When I discovered her injury the following morning, I isolated the bully from the rest and brought the victim into an isolated cage in the house where I've been keeping the wounds clean & moist with antimicrobial spray and hand feeding her every couple of hours. She's done really well so far, eating significantly more each time, enough to be having small but normal-ish poops. I soak some kibble in water that has MannaPro electrolytes in it, plus mashed egg yolk. She has a good appetite and spends a lot of time grooming herself in addition to napping.
If you have experience with this type of injury, I would be very appreciative to know if your birds recovered their sight, and if so how long that took. I believe she's a strong and healthy bird besides this awful injury, but I obviously can't go on feeding her around the clock forever if she's blind. Looking for hope
