I made the decision to euthanize her she would not take any fluid - I tried to drip it in to no avail . I think the hawk caused internal injuries that I could not see . I believe he pecked one eye completely out - she was wheezing and not doing well - I did not want her to suffer . I thank you...
I need help - I have had my girls attacked before but the wounds were always on skin (cleaning and ointment with a stay in the chicken hospital would work) yesterday a young hawk attacked one of my girls and pecked her eye - it appears both are closed - one may be gone . I have her in the...
Ok so I searched but can't seem to find any information on this.
My DH made an automatic waterer for the girls using a rain barrel that collects the rain water then feeds into a halved pvc pipe. All seems to be working fine then we thought about the possibility of bacteria from sitting water /...
Honestly I don't know but I am sure someone here knows at least you saw the issue with the silly Turkey and fixed it -
Hopefully someone answers cause I would like to know if it grows back and what age you can tell of it's a he or she
Please try to post pics possible someone can help you ...
I would suggest next time to separate - I put mama and the babies in a separate kennel until babies are bigger and can get out of way - unfortunatley our feathered friends are very mean and nasty to weaklings ..
sorry for your chickie...
I have 3 babies with a broody and 11 in a brooder they were all born the same time and the babies with Mama are much further along and have fun with her - I had kept her and the babies separate from the rest of the flock till they were 4 weeks. old last night they slept in the coop with Mom in a...
We have a fox that screams during the fall which I think is mating season - it is creepy - 1st time I heard it I though something was being eaten.....then we had some feral cats fighting that is spooky also -