This afternoon I saw the young pullet lying quietly by herself with a bloody neck.
Her peers must have pecked and eaten some skin on her neck.
She is alive and the neck muscles are visible.
She would need 5 or 6 stitches to join together the skin. Called the vet and the quote is way too high...
I thought she was dead ! Whan I piucked her up she was alive. Her bottom has a lot of dirty feathers and dried and wet poo there. I cleaned it and placed it in a carboard box and brought it inside where it is warm. I took an egg and beat it and fed about 4 mls of the egg via a syringe. She...
I am a newbie that has discovered a passion for these feathered friends.
I noticed a bulging eye on this cockerel(I am not 100% sure) four months ago. At that stage the eye was almost always open but cloudy, so presumably blind. I had confirmation in his/her behaviour: easily frightened and not...