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    a dog attacked our chickens

    I think the oil gland is gone but not 100 per cent sure. I did amputate the hanging tail. It bled but I was able to stop the bleeding. She pecked it later in her grooming, and it bled gain, but thankfully stopped. We have given her some sister time with the other hens and they seem to just...
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    a dog attacked our chickens

    We have a run for our hens, but they lo-o-ove their freedom. We gave our "dog" neighbors a heads up that we would be free ranging our chickens when we are at home. The dogs are fenced in (leash law in town) and our neighbors installed some kind of dog watch but the hunter (dog) still escapes...
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    a dog attacked our chickens

    I haven't figured out how to post photos yet--sorry. Her tail is (the little lump the feathers attach to) nearly completely severed, hanging on by about 1/2 " of skin and dragging. We decided to tie it with elastic tightly. I have used Veterycin and Blu Kote on her and wash the injury with...
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    yay, we have chickens

    After several years of waiting for a coop to put them in, my son built one and we got chickens...10 little fluff balls. So far, so good, except for the neighbor's dog. I read that once you start getting critters, you want more. It really is fun caring for them. Maybe someday I will have...
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    a dog attacked our chickens

    We are finally raising chickens this year. We got ten little Orpington chick girls. They are about 14 weeks old now. We let our next door neighbors know we had chickens and would be free ranging them. One of these neighbors has two dogs which escape from their fenced yard every week or two...
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