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http://www.nashville.gov/mc/ordinances/term_2011_2015/bl2011_47.htm First reading of this bill will be November 1st ORDINANCE NO. BL2011-47 An ordinance to amend Title 8 and Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code to modify the regulations and standards pertaining to the keeping of chickens...

Sad to report that when I came home this evening, he had expired. I'm really not sure why -- he managed at least 12 hours (that I know of -- and much longer -- not bleeding out). He ate last night and he was alert this morning. I'm thinking of starting a new thread about loss versus...

He made it through the night. I brought him back in the house to a bigger box with a carpet pad. He's partially wrapped in a towel. He doesn't complain at all. I can tell he ate a bit during the night. BlueKote -- can I get this at Tractor Supply? Also -- the smell -- of blood. His leg is...

Well, not as bad as I first thought. The amputation is not quite near his main body as I first thought - It's above the knee. He still has about 2 inches of upper leg -- looks like he was chewed pretty good at the knee. covered the area in Neosporin -- I hope that doesn't make him too cold...

Thanks Lacy. KandiandJerry ---I'm close to you, sort of, in Mid Tn. I'm in Ashland City, Cheatham County.

Thank you! Such a great community. I'm in Tennessee so of course it's dark here. I took him some of the medicated starter chick feed and left plenty for him, in addition to his water (I'm not too concerned about drowning, since I did see him hop about 20 feet by himself, after my prodding)...

I know the outlook may be grim, but I'm looking for news/advice/hope anyway. I have a 9 week old Welsummer (looks like a rooster--has the hackle feathers) whose leg was torn off by a predator. I've seen stories of one-legged chickens surviving, but the stories I've seen are usually...