My chickens free range at our camp. They don't go especially far, and in eight months, I've only lost one to a hawk.
Till today!
A neighbor's dog got out, and had a little fun. I'm not upset, we know the risk of free ranging. Only one is missing, and she was kind of nasty anyway.
But our rooster was also caught, and is now missing a lot of feathers. He's pretty banged up-- no tail, lots of cuts and scrapes. Appears to be walking around fine, came running for food, and is otherwise interacting with the chickens as he has all this time.
My question is: is there anything I can do for him? Aside from the fear of those wounds are going to get infected and kill him, he actually looks ok. How does one do first aid on a rooster? Or do I just prepare myself emotionally to find a dead rooster in the next few days?
Till today!
A neighbor's dog got out, and had a little fun. I'm not upset, we know the risk of free ranging. Only one is missing, and she was kind of nasty anyway.
But our rooster was also caught, and is now missing a lot of feathers. He's pretty banged up-- no tail, lots of cuts and scrapes. Appears to be walking around fine, came running for food, and is otherwise interacting with the chickens as he has all this time.
My question is: is there anything I can do for him? Aside from the fear of those wounds are going to get infected and kill him, he actually looks ok. How does one do first aid on a rooster? Or do I just prepare myself emotionally to find a dead rooster in the next few days?
I hope he pulls through!
