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Bird caught by sticky flytrap cylinder

post #1 of 4
8/22/12 at 7:55pm
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Unfortunately I heard a ruckus in the coop and one of the pullets had a sticky flytrap stuck to her underside and was rightly freaking out.

It is incredibly gooey and sticky, so no feathers were lost when it came off thankfully

I gave her a good dusting of de to reduce further sticking, what else should I do? Other than never putting it in a place that it could fall down again.

It just happened now, but whats the worst that could happen? At what point should I consider plucking out the feathers?

Scott
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post #2 of 4
8/22/12 at 8:13pm

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Edited by Minchi - 8/22/12 at 8:17pm
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post #3 of 4
8/22/12 at 8:17pm

If you have it and your hen is not too flighty you might consider goo be gone.  (Unless someone can say it is especially harmful to chickens.)  I would cut out the largest chunks, use the goo be gone, and then wash the area with a gentile soap.   I have never used it on my birds before but I think that the stuff is lower on the toxicity side.  Good luck

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post #4 of 4
8/22/12 at 8:25pm

 Pam,  or vegetable oil might work....I don't think it would be toxic.
 

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