Well, never thought I'd have any reason to post in this section - at least not so soon into my chicken adventure. Woke up this morning, checked on my little few-day-olds, and one of them has a huge swollen eye! It's closed shut, the whole area bulging out of its little head like a marble! I have no idea what happened, but we're going to the vet in an hour. $62 plus any tests or medications. This chick better turn out to be a hen! They told me to put a towel in the dryer and hot water in a travel mug for it to snuggle up to for the drive. What do I do on the drive home??? My poor little chick, I really think it's going to lose this eye, not to mention the trauma of the vet trip. *sigh*
