HappyHen Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Learnt a valuable lesson last night. My 13 yr old bent down towards our Sussex Star and she pecked him in the eye . He was very upset and complaining of a lot of pain. After we calmed him down we could see that there was a red mark on the white of the eye but his vision was fine. It was initially bloodshot but that settled too. He's fine today although the mark remains. Luckily with my medical background I was able to deal with the situation and am relieved that it was not a lot worse. Just wanted to remind everyone else to be careful, warn children and not get your face too close especially with new birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Very good point. The chickens are normally harmless but they do like shiny things. So a reflection in the eye or a ring may cause a slight pecking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Oh bless him. It's easily done, isn't it. Martin's exactly right about the flash of light attracting them. Ollie was pecked in the mouth by Clarry when he was cuddling her and it made his lip bleed which upset him. I had to explain that she didn't do it on purpose but he's far more careful about getting his face near her now. I hope your little chap's eye stops feeling sore soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballgunner Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 hi that happened to me it hurt a little but it was alright after a couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyClucker Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 not quite the same but ginge jumped up on me while the chooks were in the middle of a feeding frenzy - pecked a scab off my arm, didn't half hurt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Blimey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
