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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: spikey_fridge on February 27, 2012, 07:28:01 pm

Title: attacked chicken
Post by: spikey_fridge on February 27, 2012, 07:28:01 pm

its sitting in the washing basket with beak open like panting? no obvious injuries but feathers missing. this happened 4am last night and its still alive.
how long does stress last for? i've given it sugar water with syringe and a mix of molasses, egg yolk, feed and water.
moving around but cant stand. keels over to left side but legs seem not to be broken.
anything else i can do?

Title: Re: attacked chicken
Post by: Brijjy on February 27, 2012, 10:42:32 pm

 I would say you are doing everything you can for it. I have had stressed chooks that stay stressed for an hour or so and ones that have been stressed for a night. It seems to differ. Hopefully yours will be ok by the morning.

Title: Re: attacked chicken
Post by: spikey_fridge on February 27, 2012, 11:08:18 pm

it went to chicken heaven not so long ago :(

Title: Re: attacked chicken
Post by: Sylvia on February 28, 2012, 08:13:36 am

That's sad, but you can only do your best :( Do you know what attacked it?

Title: Re: attacked chicken
Post by: Rosemary on February 28, 2012, 09:12:40 am

Shame but good on you for trying to save it.

Title: Re: attacked chicken
Post by: spikey_fridge on February 28, 2012, 05:16:58 pm

eldest said a cat but i'm sure it was a fox. we live next door to woods so inevitable wildlife about. as i told the kids, death is a part of life whatever form it takes and we have to accept that these things happen.

Title: Re: attacked chicken
Post by: princesspiggy on February 28, 2012, 05:22:52 pm

ahh thats sad xx
wev lost pullets to cats before. xx