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    Pullet attacked by dog, skin peeled off back and several punctures - save or euthanize?

    Thanks for your time and encouragement!
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    Pullet attacked by dog, skin peeled off back and several punctures - save or euthanize?

    As best I can determine the punctures are all north/south, really on her back. I'll examine her again after she rests a bit from the treatment. I didn't even think of broken ribs, how would I check for that? She can hold her head up and walk.
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    Pullet attacked by dog, skin peeled off back and several punctures - save or euthanize?

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    Pullet attacked by dog, skin peeled off back and several punctures - save or euthanize?

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    Pullet attacked by dog, skin peeled off back and several punctures - save or euthanize?

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    Pullet attacked by dog, skin peeled off back and several punctures - save or euthanize?

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    Pullet attacked by dog, skin peeled off back and several punctures - save or euthanize?

    Electrolytes in her water but have let her choose whether to drink so far. I didn't take pics I've been so upset w myself, I'll take some and post.
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    Pullet attacked by dog, skin peeled off back and several punctures - save or euthanize?

    Should i try to save her, or is her suffering too great? One of my 3 month old pullets, a speckled Sussex, escaped her enclosure and landed in the jaws of my farm dog. He had her for a while before I went out and discovered the situation. All back feathers ripped out, sections of epidermis torn...
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    Another year full of cockerels....

    I have never had a roo since 014 when I started buying sexed chickens from My Pet Chicken, day old hatchlings, NOT auto-sexing. Have never received a male! I have 18 hens now, every one a different breed (because Allah loves wondrous variety :)).
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    URGENT baby chick scalped, how to treat

    Thanks for the additional info. Very pleased to say she's eating, drinking and moving a bit, in a crate inside the house. If I need to use Betadine, do you pour it over the wound, or maybe use a syringe, or cotton swabs?
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    URGENT baby chick scalped, how to treat

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    URGENT baby chick scalped, how to treat

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    URGENT baby chick scalped, how to treat

    I have a 5 week old Ancona that got out of the baby chick pen in with the hens, they scalped her. Removed all feathers and skin on top/back of her head. Massive open wound has been cleaned out with sterile water and sprayed with vetericyn, she's sleeping in a towel on a heating pad. If she...
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    Moving chicks outside in HUMID HEAT

    Hi all, I've always moved my littles outside at 5-6 weeks, when mostly feathered, but I bought late this year and 5-6 weeks will be July/August (vs usual May). The temps here average 90 JulyAug, but the humidity is extreme - heat index in high 90s. Ok to move them out, or wait til September? Or...
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    Egg bound hen - help her pass on?

    No, I've never had a lash egg. How would I know the difference if she hasn't passed it?
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    Egg bound hen - help her pass on?

    She's in a large crate so I can see how much she's (not) eating and drinking, and no poop in the crate. Also hard to get calcium in her with no food intake - I do have liquid calcium, could use a small amount in a dropper.
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    Egg bound hen - help her pass on?

    I have a 5-6 yo RIR who has been eggbound for ~ 72 hours. I have never had an eggbound hen, need help. Saw her in the penguin stance, tail down not eating, felt her abdomen, found the shape of a giant egg down low between her legs. Took her inside, soaked in warm water w Epsom salts 2x day...
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    Topic of the Week - Nest boxes

    I have one row of nest 'boxes' at floor level and one row above that with a closet size dowel to make access to the upper boxes easier. My boxes are on the 10' wall of my coop; I used to separate the 10' nest box span into 12 or 18" wide boxes (I have a couple of hefty girls), but the hens all...
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    Large scabby growth on chicken belly

    I have a lavender Orpington with a large scabby growth on her belly, centered near the base of her breastbone well below the crop but forward of her legs. It's almost like a goat's horn in texture and hardness; when I picked her up and felt the lump I assumed it was rock hard dried poop and took...
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    What hatchery is the best?

    I've ordered about 20 newly hatched chicks over the past few years from mypetchicken.com. Sexing has been 100% accurate, and all have arrived alive. Only one chick died, day after arrival, undersized and just failed to thrive. HOWEVER, I'm reconsidering my options because of a series of...
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