Elvira's Mohawk 🤘

I have one Plolish hen in my flock (originally had 2 chicks but one unfortunately didnt make it past chick-hood) shes about 1 year now and as shes grown up her head feathers have really obstructed her vision. She has always been the most skiddish, nervous, submissive chicken I have bc essentially she couldn't see what was happeneing around her. Fast forward to the other night, as she was sleeping I was finally able to sneaky sneak up on her, wrap her in a towel and take her inside to trim her feathers. As I trimmed around her eyes she was extremely patient and calm, like she knew I was helping. I had one side finished and seeing her look around for the first time was soo exciting. Her feathers are so thick on top of her head! I gave her some scritches and she loved it! After her haircut was finished I would let her look at something, and then turn her body so that she then looked at it with the other eye. Omg it was like giving someone with horrible vision glasses for the first time!

I held her for a while and told her what a sweet, beautiful angel she is. I gave her a little treat and then set her back in her sleeping spot. I watched her for a while, it was dark outside but she was looking all around. The next day, watching her free-range was so heartwarming. She is SO much more confident, hanging around with the other girls, taking dust baths and foraging. Im thrilled for her! Also this is the first time weve actually seen her comb and its so cool!! It looks like devil horns 🤘

Of course I failed to take any before pictures, but I do have some bonus pics of her as a little baby ❤️