Hi all! I am in Arizona and have had backyard chickens here for almost five years. The neighborhood I live in is zoned to have up to 10 chickens in a household, and no roosters. We have always had 5-10.
I joined this forum after my *new *young flock was massacred by a dog and desperately needed...
This young hen, about 4 months old, was attacked and had the whole back of her neck, and part of her scalp, torn off. She is miraculously still alive, though I don't know if it is merciful to keep her that way. It is about 36 hours since the attack. She is drinking through a syringe and hasn't...