Let's talk about this blind chicken situation, because it's equal parts heartbreaking and oddly practical. The user who posted this lost half their flock to a predator, and now one of the survivors can't see. They're hand-feeding her blended cat food, she's still thin, and they're wondering how to teach a bird without eyes to eat like a normal chicken. That's a rough place to be, and I think most of us have been in that kind of desperate, late-night research spiral, Googling things like "can chickens eat wet cat food" and "how to make a blind chicken peck at a bowl."
First thing: stop worrying about teaching her to eat. She already eats. You said she eats the blended cat food from a bowl herself. That's not a chicken who can't eat, that's a chicken who can't find the right food. She's not stupid, she's blind. If you want her to eat chicken feed, you need to make it findable. Think like a chicken with no eyes. The smell of wet cat food is strong, and it's wet, so she can locate it by scent and texture. Dry pellets don't have that. So put her regular feed in a shallow dish, soak it in warm water until it's mushy, and place it exactly where you always place the cat food. She'll learn the spot because her feet will remember the floor, and her tongue will remember the shape.
Here's what nobody tells you about blind chickens: they compensate with memory and routine. If you move the bowl, she's lost. If you keep it in the same corner, same time, same dish, she'll map that spot in her head within three days. You can also tap the bowl with a spoon before setting it down so she knows where the sound is coming from. That's how you teach a blind chicken to eat like a chicken again: not by training her, but by making her environment predictable. The attack scared her, the blindness disoriented her, and the new feed confused her. She doesn't need a lesson. She needs consistency.
If you really want to help her gain weight, stick with the blended cat food for now. It's high in protein and fat, and she's already figured out how to eat it. You can mix in some ground chicken feed or scrambled egg to get her used to the taste of bird food, but don't force a hard switch while she's still thin. Weight comes first, pride second. And if she stays blind, that's okay. Blind chickens can live full, bossy lives if their space stays clutter-free and their bowl stays in the same place. You just have to stop expecting her to see what you see. She doesn't need eyes to cluck. She needs a human who keeps the food exactly where she left it.