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    Chick pecked to the bone / meat

    Well... the worse off chick died. I'm sad *and* relieved - that little gal was going to have a hard road ahead of her. The scalped chick still seems oblivious and "fine".
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    Chick pecked to the bone / meat

    I called the vet, and they'll see both chicks tomorrow morning. I feel silly taking the birds into the vet... these are farm vets and chicks have zero monetary value. Buuuuut they have been patient with me bringing in hens, twice before. I'm glad they humor me!
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    Official BYC Poll: The Worst Predator

    100+ pages so I haven't read all the comments. But I gotta vote DOG! Neighborhood dogs. Hen & Rooster loss tally Dog - 5 including a wiener dog that got in through my yard fence, then the chicken house fence, then killed three hens in a matter of seconds *while* I was yelling at this dog...
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    Chick pecked to the bone / meat

    It's on the side of her head. It's the top of her scalp, rolled up and dangling to the side. She seems completely oblivious.
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    Chick pecked to the bone / meat

    Thanks again for the replies. If nothing else it's nice to not be limited to internal panic! Only one of my kids (he's 12) has seen the state of the chicks. I don't really want to let the others know until I feel less indecisive!
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    Chick pecked to the bone / meat

    Thanks for the replies! I think the chick is a little over 3 months. Past that adorable fluff stage, past that gawky odd-length feathers stage, but still decidedly "chick". Two quick updates - 1 I remembered I have iodine wound spray, so I squirted her down with that. (We got it from a...
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    Chick pecked to the bone / meat

    One of my hens got to one of my chicks, and pecked her terribly. Her head looks a little like the chick posted in another thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicks-head-pecked-to-the-bone.678198/ but... with more "meat" at the back of her neck. I tried neosporin but everything...
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    Dog attack - possibly missing eyes

    Update: I found another thread saying the pramoxine pain releiver was fine. On close inspection, she has some superficial wounds/tears around her comb. She's walking okay, and she's a little shaky on her perch. I'd leave her on the "ground" of the pen but it really needs cleaning. I...
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    Dog attack - possibly missing eyes

    Last night one of our chickens met with a dog. We got the dog out pretty quickly but the chicken doesn't look so good. It was already getting dark, and all I did for her was dry her and put the warming bulb into the chicken coop, and set her inside. It wasn't until later I sought out...
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