Looks like Ladybug ran into a snake Sunday. Sunday night I thought she looked a little swollen above her right eye. Monday morning you couldn’t see her right eye and the entire right side of her head down into her neck was swelled up. It was cold Sunday so I never even considered a snake. I was thinking wasp or bumble bee because they have been flying lately. The vet is sure it is a snake though so I will go with it.
These pictures are after she spent the day with the vet. The swelling has gone down and you can see her eye again.
On a side note I have been collecting turkey, goose, and blue chicken eggs. I started the goose and turkey eggs in the incubator and will add the chicken eggs in a couple of days. That way the chicks will hatch off a day or so before any turkeys. Turkey chicks always do better with someone to teach them to eat and drink. The goose eggs may not do anything. She started a nest in the compost pile but the chickens covered the eggs scratching around. She abandoned the 3 eggs so I scooped them up before this last cold spell. I haven’t had much luck with goose eggs. Over the years I have only hatched out 2 geese. Time will tell.
