Week old chick born with eye issue

[Muser]

8 weeks old! The eye is doing great! And the slightly curled toes are completely straightened out now completely normal little chicken feet!

Still praying it's a hen, those wattles make me nervous though!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

8 weeks old! The eye is doing great! And the slightly curled toes are completely straightened out now completely normal little chicken feet!

Still praying it's a hen, those wattles make me nervous though!

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Time will tell, but I don't see "cockerel" just yet.

She looks great! Thank you for continuing to update the thread along with photos. It's great to look back at the photos and see how well she's doing.

 

[Muser]

Update! Chick will be 11 weeks old on Tuesday. Look at that eye and that little v comb! It's doing really well and has been named Fritter

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Update! Chick will be 11 weeks old on Tuesday. Look at that eye and that little v comb! It's doing really well and has been named Fritter

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Hello Fritter!

The comb is shaping up nicely isn't it. The eye looks very good.

Thank you for continuing to update, I love the photos.

 

[Muser]

Here we are at nearly 14 weeks.

The right eye is working but I think there is limited sight in it. The chick moves its head in a sideways manner to try and focus sometimes but overall it can still see out of the eye which is great. It's not even the lowest on the pecking order! Pictures of both eyes so you can see the difference in them. It is clear that there is some deformity but I'm just happy it can see OK and it eats well

Those wattles have me a little worried but I don't see any male feathering anywhere and the combs still small so I'm staying optimistic for a hen.

I will probably update again in a couple of weeks when it's nearing fully grown/maturity to see the final outcome

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Here we are at nearly 14 weeks.

The right eye is working but I think there is limited sight in it. The chick moves its head in a sideways manner to try and focus sometimes but overall it can still see out of the eye which is great. It's not even the lowest on the pecking order! Pictures of both eyes so you can see the difference in them. It is clear that there is some deformity but I'm just happy it can see OK and it eats well

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Those wattles have me a little worried but I don't see any male feathering anywhere and the combs still small so I'm staying optimistic for a hen.

I will probably update again in a couple of weeks when it's nearing fully grown/maturity to see the final outcome

Wow!
It's been almost 3 months since the first post and I just love seeing how much Fritter has grown and how well she's doing!

Yes, you can tell there's something that happened to the eye, but I think it looks very good.

Possible she does have some limited vision in the Right eye, but it sounds like she's managing o.k.


Interesting short article about chicken's eyes.
https://www.val-co.com/10-interesti... tetrachromatic.,helps them to track movement.

 

[Muser]

Wow!
It's been almost 3 months since the first post and I just love seeing how much Fritter has grown and how well she's doing!

Yes, you can tell there's something that happened to the eye, but I think it looks very good.

Possible she does have some limited vision in the Right eye, but it sounds like she's managing o.k.


Interesting short article about chicken's eyes.
https://www.val-co.com/10-interesti... tetrachromatic.,helps them to track movement.

She does seem to struggle with things closer but she can still see food and flock mates so I think she will live a long and happy life in my non agressive flock

Thanks for the link, was a faacinating and a nice easy to digest bit of morning information

I will post again in a few weeks when she's near fully grown

 

[Muser]

20 weeks old! Definitely a hen, she's looking like she's nearing POL. Sweet as can be, and that comb is crazy! Look at how funky she is!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

20 weeks old! Definitely a hen, she's looking like she's nearing POL. Sweet as can be, and that comb is crazy! Look at how funky she is!

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Look at that impressive comb, I love it!

She looks so good. I'm happy to hear she's doing well and of course enjoy seeing the photos