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    Really sad day at the Appleton Farm ( my urban place)

    Tuesday while I was in Florida for a medical appointment my 5 year old called me bawling because our Red leghorn had attacked her and her Light Bhrama baby and Killed the pullet ( has been with this flock since middle of summer and I got her at 9 wks old) and I went outside earlier to check on...
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    Help?! Injury to the back of a head.

    5 days since the incident and welp. She is doing good. She has taken my younger chicks under her and will care for them as if she hatched them herself. I am just thankful she pulled thru. Hoping to get photo's soon. Been pretty busy with a kiddo in school, rebuilding my coop, and dealing with a...
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    Help?! Injury to the back of a head.

    End of day and she finally ate and drank something. She also pooped right on my leg! I have the chicks ( 8-9 wk olds)in a kennel next to the box she is in so she can hear them. I had her out and was cleaning the babies area when she started bawking and I looked and she had happily found the...
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    Help?! Injury to the back of a head.

    She survived the night. I will rinse her again with warm water and place some triple antibiotic cream on it to help with healing.
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    Help?! Injury to the back of a head.

    No, I rinsed it with nice warm water really well. It bled a little bit. It was just like the skin tore you could see the flap of skin. It is more on the neck right as it goes down from the head. Not past the muscles. I have her in a box in my garage ( warm). She is really quiet. In the morning I...
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    Help?! Injury to the back of a head.

    I just got my new Cochin out of q-tine and introduced her to the other girls. Well they were fine. Had some scruffs but nothing serious. Well I went out to check them before the storm and Found her crowered down in the coop and quiet. I had hubby lift the part of hte coop near where she was and...
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    Comment by 'foxappleton' in article 'jespere's Coop'

    You finished it on my Birthday!
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