Sudden cloudy eyes/ blindness in pullet

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I have a pullet who is almost 4 months old. A couple days ago, she developed grayish clouds in both eyes and her eyesight had greatly diminished. I thought she was totally blind at first, but upon observing her for a few minutes, she was seeing slightly out of her right eye. She did get to the feeder and eat this morning. I checked her crop tonight and she had some food in there but not as full as I would like.
There are no other symptoms and she is otherwise acting normally.
What breed is you hen? I have two with the exact same thing! They also look the same as your hen
 

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It looks to be the pupil turning gray, not the iris
Looks like the same thing mine has. It happened overnight, all my other chickens are fine so far. Mine free range and roost under my big deck so ventilation isn’t an issue. I’ve always given them all a mixture of layered pellets and scratch feed a couple times a day plus their foraging. This rooster is my favorite so I’m going to do what it takes to keep him around even if I have to get him a little chick as a companion.
 
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