The skunk took the eggs 2 months ago over about 3 days. Her clutch got smaller and smaller until they were gone. She was broody and setting on her eggs. We couldn't find her and thought she might have been taken by predators, and then we found her right before the skunk did.
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She was laying an egg a day and they were jumbo size! She was a star egg layer! But she found a spot that was hidden to us for 2 weeks in our stack of firewood. I put water and food near her after we found her. She was setting on 22 eggs! But a skunk found her and stole all the eggs after 2...
Oh, dear, she just passed away...I just turned around from the computer to look at her as I have all afternoon only to see her flapping very hard, and scooting around on her side but with eyes closed, and I ran and held her close thinking it was a nightmare of the incident. And then the...
Thank you so much for adding more pertinent information. I will trim the feathers away from the area circled to be able to keep it clean and see it better. And that makes total sense to me to raise the water for her; I will do that as well. I will try to keep everyone updated with new pics...
Oh, thank you for all your support and information! She is lifting her head up once in a while and then goes back to sleep. I am encouraged ever so much! I will keep on treating her twice a day and keeping the neosporin on her exposed meat. I am in hopes I will have your luck and blessings...
It had been raining. When hubby found her she was huddled in the grass front yard all wet looking around. Dog standing over her. He brought her inside and put her in small solitary box next to wood stove. She is 6 months old, and my baby! She follows me around everywhere. I was gone for a...
I have started up again with 25 Cornish cross giants to be butchered soon. I paid extra for immunization, but they started with bloody stools, so I treated with Corid for 5 days. They were better within a couple hours! I did lose one chick. They were only a week old at that time. Since...