Update on miss hamburger butt:
It's amazing how much the area has scabbed itself over with very little intervention. She's definitely getting restless. May upgrade her to the dog crate suite as shes getting a little sneezy in the box. Plus she keeps poking her head out the top to check out...
Sorry. No pictures of the hamburger butt because it's late and I didn't want to stress her too much. Plus I didn't add "Graphic" in the title so people might be a little grossed out not expecting it.
I do appreciate all the feedback and advice.
So I cleaned the area best I could. She keeps all her feathers down to block the area. I tried getting in there and cleaning it but she fights it so it's difficult. Tried to Clean all the poop off her butt and flushed the whole area with saline solution.
Shes eating. She's drinking a lot of...
Okay so no peroxide.
Going through my first aid kit I have:
- Ready mix saline packets.
- Medilite - which is a vitamin electrolyte tablet.
- Triple antibiotic ointment.
- Asprin
Also managed to find some left over amoxicillin in the fridge from my daughters ear infection a few weeks...
Quick update:
Came home from work. Bird making a lot of chatter. I have her confined in a rather small box to keep her from moving too much. Keeps poking her head out the top. I'm not entire sure what a sick bird looks or acts like but she seems restless. Drinking a lot of water. Mixed a little...
That's all good and well but killing it would be for just that.
It's a young bird. There's nothing on it to be had. Thanks for reading the entire post however.
I'd take hamburger butt over this
The actual tail was left on the ground with feathers attached. There was some fatty tissue along with it and some tail bone
Lurking for many years. First time chicken owner.
So we we're dog sitting a friends dog. She's never been exposed to chickens. Not sure how it happened but apparently someone let the dogs out to play not knowing the chickens were catching some shade in a nearby bush.
Anyways, this dog got a...