ok...I’m at a loss. My hen (affectionately called BuckBeak) was attacked today. My sister scared the fox away, but buck beak was cut pretty deeply. There is very little bleeding but I can see muscle. She has to be in pain...I have her in the hospital, now what? No vet close and it’s the...
She is definitely screeching and puffing up....even pecked me and the dog trying to coax her out of the nesting box. Today I can't get her to budge...with out her throwing a total hissy fit. Should I make her get out....she has no food or water in the coup...I was hoping she would get hungry.
Sadly I lost all of my small backyard flock (6) young girls (1 year old) to what I am assuming was a fox. They left behind a couple of small piles of feathers and 1 scared chicken. It has only been about a week.. (I'm getting a few pullets for her in a couple of weeks).
She was doing...