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    Chicken attacked and has a big bite out of her tail. How can I help her?

    Did not know that about the lidocaine but will never do that again. We stopped at the local feed store and got the recommended products for wound care but ended up taking her to the vet to make sure she got the appropriate care. They stitched up what they could of the wound and want to make...
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    Chicken attacked and has a big bite out of her tail. How can I help her?

    Thank you so much for your reply. Chaco is currently sleeping safe and warm in the house. I didn’t want to wake her so I haven’t yet trimmed back the feathers to take another picture but when she is up I will. I think I saw the oil gland but I will look when I take another picture. The wound...
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    Chicken attacked and has a big bite out of her tail. How can I help her?

    We were woken up about an hour ago by very panicked chicken noises from the backyard. One of our four hens was injured and besides missing lots of tail feathers has a large wound (don’t know what attacked her but thinking maybe a cat). I cleaned the injury site and used hydrogen peroxide and an...
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