Long ago my Padre' used to tell my girls a story about a pirate named One Eyed Jack. He's been referenced to over the years, and now I have a young rooster given this name.
It happened a couple of weeks ago. I noticed the dirty feathers on his neck (they wipe their faces clean, and it's one of the first signs you may notice if a chicken is not feeling well), and went to take a closer look. His eye was closed. It had some goop running out, so the Moose and I got him cleaned up and put Neosporin on his eye. We've done that a couple of times since, and it's remained the same, but less goop. No idea how it happened; fighting/playing, etc?
His temperament is fine, although the other birds do sneak up on him and he's a bit more skittish since he is caught unaware. He's eating, drinking and doing all the things chickens normally do. We'll keep an "eye" on him. I know, not funny...
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