Recent content by Dawn2duskpets

We have a hen who clucks REAL LOUD and goes on for quite a while. She's in our garage healing from a very bad rooster attack that happened four weeks ago. Is she trying to call out to her flock friends in the back yard? Is she lonely? Its odd behavior as our other hens don't do this?

The family is going to "process" the rooster. :( Its weird he has never attacked a human.

Thats exactly what I see in her neck. He backed off a week ago but yesterday this happened....seriously I believe he wanted to kill her. So Mr.Rooster is going bye bye to another family this week.

I tried to flush the wound with CVS saline solution but she shook it right off. At least got some on there I applied a LOT of Neosporin with pain relief on top. It seriously is her skull I can see so I'm going to take her to the vet at 11:30...i just dont want an infection to settle in. The...

My girl was seriously beat up by our rooster. We seperated her and she is eating and drinking. We have her in a warm, cozy large straw filled cardboard box in our temperature controlled garage where it's also quiet. I have not located a farm veterinarian yet So what should I do in the mean...

Our people friendly seven month old Ameraucana rooster had taken to really beating up on one of our two year old hens. Her head & comb injury look quite painful. I have them seperated now. Is this behavior normal?

My broody leghorn hatched 4 eggs and she wouldnt leave the box for many days so I filled a low oval casserole dish with some small rocks (grape sized) then filled the dish with water. Chicks cant drown in it and they quickly mimicked Mom Hen drinking from it right in front of her. Plus the heavy...