I was wondering if anybody has any good run ideas that are easy and not too pricey. My girls were in a big round dog pin that was connected to their coop. It didn't have a top and that's how the big dog got in. I have the coop locked up now with my seven chicks and one hen in there.
I would try to get my injured hen to parent the babies but she passed an hour or two ago. My last hen is limping but I don't think she is in shock as much as she is just trying to stay still to avoid any pain.
I had three chickens who were attacked by a pit bull today. Two have passed and one doesn't seem to have been harmed. She has a tendency to pass out under scary conditions but I found her in the corner of the coop wide awake but not moving. She isn't walking normally and seems to be in shock...
the boxes arepretty big and are about 12inches by 12 inches big. They are in a row of three nesting boxes all together. itll be around 50 or 60 degrees tonight and tomorrow
Thank you all for the help. I think we lost her to internal bleeding and some sort of broken bones. We're going to bury her next to her sister and probably plant something over them. Thanks again for the help.
She's trying to move around now but her legs arent cooperated at all. It's like she's flopping around to move. She has only done this attempt to move once or twice since the incident which was 4 hours ago. I picked her up to help her but when the little amount of pressure was applied to her ribs...
I live in the south and the weather is wishy washy as I'll get out. This morning before the incident I purchased six chicks that are probably a day or two old. I didn't want Haebelle to grow up as a lone chick but she was so close to her momma. I have Haebelle and her little buddies set up in...
I can't really get any good pictures because I don't want to put her in anymore pain. She's sleeping right now but every once in a while she makes little scratching grunt noises. She refuses to get up and won't move. Unfortunately we don't have many vets who deal with poultry where I live so we...
Today a pit bull broke into my coop and run and mauled my three chickens. Peep, my momma chicken, was killed by the dog. Her neck was broken and when I found her she was too far gone. Blue, my sapphire gem, is in a state of shock but she's on the highest nesting box and is safe. I didn't see any...
I have a five day old chick named Haebelle who was hatched by a broody chicken. My broody was an excellent mom and took her baby everywhere and taught her everything. Today my momma hen was attack and killed by a pit bull who broke into the coop and now little Haebelle keeps crying for her...