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- Jul 19, 2011
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I called my sister in law, she is a wildlife biologist. She said she did not know of any treatment for copperhead bites to birds. She was hopefull though, as am I that the chicken is still alive after 6 hours. I know how to treat snake bites in dogs, but doseing a chicken with benadryl, how can you give it to them and not get it in their trachea? Anyway she is hanging in there, only her wattle is swollen, like the size of a big grape, and she is eating treats. When a dog or human is bitten there is a lot more diffuse swelling. This seems really localized which is good too, less danger of her airway being closed. Still it was better she got bit then one of my daughters. She is a good chicken.