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I gave medicine and de wormer in water. Should I give her away?

I was at the farm and feed store today, and there was a wounded hen there. She is a Rhode Island Red and the guy who worked there said she had been attacked by another hen and a rooster at her previous home. She was at the farm store for a week and a half. They gave her to me so that I could...

I rescued a chicken who had been beaten up pretty bad at her previous home by another hen and a rooster. On the back of her head she has an exposed spot about the size of a quarter, and you can see her SKULL! Any suggestions?? She is obviously in her own area, lots of goodies to eat and seems...

Thanks for the response, but I didnt loose any of my hens afterall, they all came back so none are missing. That is how I knew my dog didnt do anything. Also there are small piles of feathers around the yard, as if a hen were chasing another hen and plucking in attack mode. So that was my...

This is a before pic of my RIR hen (Georgia). (Before she was attacked.) After the Attack, this is what is left of her. This is my Kelso hen, she is an American Game breed, these are bred for cockfighting mainly (not into that). UPDATE: So it turns out my dog wasnt the culprit at ALL...