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Following the story of our Survivor. Backstory, Mama Noisy Girl went broody and we got her some Easter Egger eggs, yay! Thursday, March 14, we had some severe weather, and when I got home from work, I checked on eggs and noticed one had been crushed. I could hear a cheep, and honestly didn't...

This is Chip. she’s a 7 month old Buff Orpington. hasn’t began to lay yet. about a month ago I noticed that Chip had stopped eating. Upon first glance it seemed like she was, but she was pretending to eat by picking grains up and flicking them away. her crop was empty. she was drinking water...

Hi My older lady seems to suddenly have gone blind, noticed last night when she wasn’t in the coop with the others. Found her and helped her onto a lower perch hoping if she fell she wouldn’t hurt herself. This morning I had to help her off the perch. She couldn’t find the food/ hanging...

Story: So I go outside to check on my flock since I’m kind of traumatized (more paranoid than traumatized) to make sure the previous incident doesn’t happen😢, and I check on all: they’re good, I think till I was about to leave but I think why not check my solo quail buddies (have been trying to...

Hello, I have some free ranging chickens and they all seem to have caught this disease that encrusts their face with bumps. I did some research and thought it could be mites or fungi, possible favus, but I am not sure. Can anyone help identify what it is and advise me as to how I should handle...

I have a baby chick that cannot open either of her eyes. She cannot see to eat or drink. I’ve been using a syringe to give her drops of water with electrolytes. I’m unsure how much she needs and how often. I tried to give her scrambled eggs but she will not peck for food. Is there anything I...

Has anyone had a chicken with an ailment that caused lameness and, later, blindness??? This is an extension of my original post here. Please see for a more in-depth backstory. A little over a month ago, one afternoon, my year-and-a-half-old silkie hen started walking wobbly. Then, after about...

I have a rooster who just turned 4 last week, he's been blind in one eye for a couple years, but I'm pretty sure he just went blind in the other eye.😭 He's my favorite rooster I have, and I hate that he's going blind. I've never had a fully blind chicken before, how can I best help him? He's my...

We thought Peeps must have been pecked in an eye. She kept keeping it closed so we treated the eye as if it was. She is losing weight and the hen who she hung out with her whole life is pushing her away. Took them for a walk yesterday and shes stumbling over things which are close and under...

Recently I found one of my d'uccle banty hens with a pretty bad eye infection and treated her with eye medication and antibiotic. Her eye improved to the point where she can open it mostly with ease and theirs no more puss coming from it. But it is faded and there is no reaction from that side...

This morning I noticed my oldest hen Brownie who is 10 years old has a cataract in one eye and maybe something forming in her other eye otherwise she seems happy and healthy and neither eye seems infected but she is definitely not keeping up with the younger birds in my flock the way she used to...

I have 3 silkie chickens that were born in April, when one of them was a few weeks old I noticed his eye was bigger than the other. Nothing came of it though and no symptoms of any possible disease showed and he has grown to be a happy healthy chicken. He's a very nice rooster as far as...

I have a 6 year old pekin bantam who long ago already has retired and isn’t laying and we want to put her into our bantam flock which has an active rooster. First issue is she is about 80% blind so she manages to get around her space and find food and water just fine but we are concerned that a...

my older hen, henrietta (approx 8/9 years old), has been acting a bit strange. her head will softly sway forward and back, she’s having issues understanding depth or where treats are. if i’m holding a peach, she will recognize it is a treat, but peck all the way around until she eventually gets...

My brother's favorite turkey hen developed pure white eyes in just 3 days. We have no idea what's going on. We have her quarantined for now and my brother is considering putting her down. Any chance this could be reversed? Is it something contagious? Please help!

We have 2 roosters named John and Greg. We also have another one named Republic who plays a small part. The other day John had to come inside for a bit due to an injured comb, pretty much just some bleeding that happens with him. We had him in a medium/large dog cage we have so he could have...

My rescued broiler baby Snowy is blind from one eye. I have been observing for awhile now that her eye seems to be going inside. I've no idea what to do or if it's natural for a blind eye to do this. Any suggestions or people who have gone through the same situation, please do share.

Hi, I have a silkie chick whose eyes are always closed. I separated her from the rest of the flock, have her poultry Rx in her water and am giving her yolk, starter feed and polyvitamins. She's able to eat on her own. I've been making sure she drinks. There's no visible sign to why her eyes are...