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  1. kutra

    Raccoon injured hen now she won't eat/drink

    Update: I was not able to easily get a large syringe for tube feeding. I did get a 5ml one from the drug store and I put a short piece of aquarium tube on it and feed her by squiring 2-3 ml of food at a time into her mouth which she swallows. It a bit messy but works. It has been a week and a...
  2. kutra

    Raccoon injured hen now she won't eat/drink

    Thank you for the reply. Here is a better picture of the damages to her nares. It has been over a week and she does not seem to be in pain. I have not cleaned out what left of her nares for fear of doing more damage. I will try the food on pillow trick. As the end of the beak is undamaged but...
  3. kutra

    Raccoon injured hen now she won't eat/drink

    It a bad picture but you can sort of see the damage to her nares.
  4. kutra

    Raccoon injured hen now she won't eat/drink

    Her beak show no signs of cracks. I was thinking her jaw might have been dislocated but on closer inspection it appears it is her top beak that is out of place. If you look at the photo you can see that the bottom beak is in alignment with her head and the top beak is pushed to the left. So...
  5. kutra

    Raccoon injured hen now she won't eat/drink

    Last week a raccoon broke into my "raccoon proof" coop by breaking a skylight vent. The damage was three dead chickens and one injured chicken. Poor Percher almost had her head bit off but made it. Her comb and nares were badly damaged and her beak is now slightly misaligned (see photo). We keep...
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