i bet she’s doing that because she’s wet! the few times i’ve had to bathe chickens, some of my hens did that too. doubt it’s anything serious. did she continue after she dried?
hello! i posted a while back about my hen, leela. she’s healing well after the attack, but is absolutely terrified of me now! she’s always been the most affectionate and tame chicken ever :( everytime i move towards her, she does the hen squat (?) which she’s never done before, and when i picked...
it’s hard to see in the pics… there’s the initial wound which you can see, then under a flap of skin there’s a hole that looks like it may go pretty deep. that hole is small though and i was able to flush it out well.
that’s what i saw some other people saying, and that sounds about right. do you know if i should keep the wound moist or not? i saw mixed answers on that…
small update, since i can see the wound better now. the wound itself is green, but has zero smell which i assume is good ? flushed it out and gave her some antibiotics.
the only exotic animal vet in my area i know of is outrageously expensive, and for something like this i just can’t afford vet care. last time i took her to this vet they charged me over 200 dollars for a beak trim. if all else fails i’ll take her though.
alchohol and bactine. i’m going to the store tomorrow for some better stuff and i have a friend bringing over amoxicillin and electrolytes. what do you reccomend?
it’s pretty clogged with feathers that i’m afraid to remove because everytime i try, they take away a bunch of flesh with them. (the bandage is holding her broken wing to her body) the wound is on her breastbone.
my hen was attacked by something the other night, likely a fox or dog. her wing is broken and she has quite a few wounds. the largest, being a puncture wound, is infected and oozing green pus even though i’ve been disenfecting it quite a few times daily. i’m worried about how bad it could get...
hello! i’ve had chickens my whole life, and they’ve always been a favorite animal to take care of :) right now i only have one. she lives inside with me, due to severe crossbeak that prevents her from eating much without help. she’s almost like a dog now :) hoping for lots of tips and i’m...