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About 2 months ago I asked for help for our chicken who had been attacked by something. Her crop was opened about the size of a quarter. We tried steri strips and butterflies and nothing would hold. We couldn't afford $100 to $150 for a vet. My daughter is in school to learn to become a vet...

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Sure hope we have turned the corner. Last night my daughter left her out of the dog cage and free to roam in the closed and secure barn, the other chickens and "guard pig" are in another part of the barn. When we checked her dressing tonight, the wound looked better, the stitches seem to be...

Thanks for the advice!! Never thought about super glue. Before we read these posts,we took a chance and put some stitches in. We cleaned her with betadine, made sure the area was dry then put in about 4 stitches. I couldn't find suture material so we used clear thread and a curved needle...

Thank you for the tips. Will try some of you ideas. We checked with the vet and it would cost $100 to $150 for her to put the chicken under anesthesia and stitch the opening. We just don't have that kind of money. I don't know whether we could try to stitch her ourselves. I have been unable...

I am new to this site so I don't know how to use it..Two nights ago something got into the chicken pen and killed one of the chickens. The other one has an opening in her breast area....don't know chicken anatomy...could be esophagus. We are using steri strips or butterflies to try to close...

Need advice for an injured chicken that was attacked by something.