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My birds have not or ever flown to my shoulder. Not sure about yours I guess.
I've only had about 6 or 7 that have done that out of a couple of hundred. I had a White Giant pullet that got injured by a gang of hormonal rooters and I nursed her back to health and she bonded with me after that. I was afraid she would keep it up when she was fully mature but she didn't. Imagine a 10lb hen crash landing on a shoulder.....
 
Well I've done it again. I managed to get pecked in the left eye. At least it is down in the outside corner. A year or so ago I got pecked in the right eye. First a Delaware pullet that liked to fly up on my shoulder and tonight is was a Crested Cream Legbar that was sitting in my lap getting a small amount of rye bread as a treat. When the bread was about gone she spotted the white of my eye and went for it. Only my quick reflex saved that eye. I'll see the eye doc Monday morning. The ER here is not equipped to do anything with it and it is not nearly as bad as what that Delaware did. I've flushed it with eye refreshing drops and unless it starts getting worse I will not waste time in the ER. All they could do if necessary is to give me antibiotics if it looks like there is an infection.
It is amazing how much a chicken can hurt a person!
 
Still living and breathing, not real active here for some time. Currently have 22 hens, 3 roosters (2 more than I want!!) and the 2 alpacas.
Good to see you!!! Check in on backyard herds... you have been missed!
 

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