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Terri : Thank you Gina. I just acquired two chickens and noticed one is blind. The gal I got them from did not know one of her girls was blind. I put a drinkwell waterer in the coop so she can hear the water. I have seen her walk over and get a drink. So that seems to be working out well. Do you have any other tips? I go out several times a day and offer her (call her Helen of course as in Helen Keller) a little container of cut up pears and apples and oranges and grapes and even some scrambled eggs. She goes for it once I tap it so she has a good appetite. I walk her over to the feeder and tap her beak on the plastic and dip her head in the scratch which she then will peck and eat on her own. Put my dog ramp up to first roost rail...she actually used it too! Put a dog crate on the floor of coop because I haven't seen how she gets down. If you have any other tips would love to hear them and from other members if they have any experience caring for blind chickens. Thank you much! Terri

My Reply : It sounds like she is doing great I would guess that she will quickly learn to get around the coop without any problems as long as the fittings, fixtures and feeders etc. remain in the same place. If their outside area is large then a small bell around the neck of the other one might help her keep track of where her flockmate is although I would guess she would probably feel more secure sticking to a smaller area and would stay fairly close to the sound of the water regardless of the space available. If they have always lived together as a pair they are likely to stick close together when pecking around and especially if their coop/run is small then a bell probably wouldn't be necessary because she would hear her friend walking around and pecking etc. nearby. If anyone has any tips for caring for a blind chicken please let us know.

Ray : Hi just to help with roosters attacking, I have found that all poultry hate water so to keep chooks and roosters away I use a garden spray ( 1 ltr -1/4 gal ) at the gate and have no birds trying to get out, the roosters stay out of range. The other thing is eggs that are fertile don't keep for as long as infertile eggs, and that is why the shops don't sell fertile eggs. Keep up the good news, Ray, from Western Australia

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