A couple of months ago i asked for help regarding my new white leghorn hens introduced too early with my existing year old hens,one of them was badly pecked in the eye and as a result lost her sight in that eye and had a bad infection on her face.
I isolated her and after antibiotics nursed her back to health over a few months, i am pleased to say she now is back to good health, but her eye sight is very bad in both eyes, having said this she can see well enough to eat her food and during the day is let out in the garden with the others and does not get bullied.
I tried a couple of times to reintroduce her with the others, but each time they continued to badly peck her.
She seems quite happy at night to go back to her own home, but i still feel bad that she is on her own, she can see the others through the wire.
I would like to thank Tamara for her help ,and ask for anyones views about her being alone in the cage .
update on my poorly hen
[you are MORE than welcome] thank you for taking such good care of the chook. if you were to get her a friend , she would like that. a younger, smaller chick or fowl of any kind should get accustomed to her disability.
frankly, if i were her, i would appreciate seeing the others but having the protection of the wire!
certainly others here will have some ideas too...
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I think the idea of getting her a friend is a good one.
We had a chicken blind in one eye longer ago. Not sure what happened to her that she lost sight in it. We also have a bantam hen blind in one eye due to fowl pox.
You are wonderful for taking such good care
of her, and letting us know how she's doing.
She is a testament to her will power, and desire
to live. I hope you can find a friend for her- they
are such social animals. I would feel pity, too, for
her isolation- but the great thing is she still gets
group time.
I like your perspective from the 'chooks' viewpoint,
TF.
can't help it, i am just gifted with seeing things from other's point of view...
this weekend we went out to find a friend for poorly hen,named Hooter, we visited an old man in his eighties, who breeds all kinds of bantams,we looked at some polish bantams and fell in love with a pair of 8 week old chicks. Needless to say they came home with us
and now share with hooter.
Shes not too sure what to make of them ,but seems happy enough and does not cry all the time, she still likes to freerange with the group when they are let out,and funny enough does not seem to get too bullied now.
She actually nipped one of the two young ones when she was trying to lay her eggs and they kept getting in the way,natures funny!
Well we'll see how they all get on now.
Hooter has developed a swelling on the other side of her face not nearly so large but difinately there. I think she has something wrong with her, but it doesnt seem to be life threatening.
Also the other 5 hens all seem to have congestion, like a cold but no muceus, they sound bunged up, they are all eating and drinking well and show no other sign , has anyone experienced this?
no. but could be bacterial or fungal. clean their waterers out with bleach once a month. put chamomile [dried flowers called manzanilla or just eampty out tea bags] in their bedding and nest boxes and feed...
do a search online to find a university site theat lists symptoms, just to be sure it is not serious, OK?
polish sound perfect for Hooter! they can't see well enough to peck at her eye! and now she has somebody to be above in the pecking order... very good thing you did!
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