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Things are progressing more rapidly than I thought even yesterday! My hen was NOT happy beiing confined in the big box, and when I took her out this morning to clean everything up, instead of standing still, she started running across the room! She's still a bit wobbly, so it wasn't hard to...

I just wanted to follow up on this thread. Animals have such an amazing capacity to heal that it just blows me away. I wouldn't have given odds at all on her survival, but my hen is definitely making it. :cool:Today she was alert and standing tall, head up (finally!). I put her outside for...

I'll use penicillin if necessary, but I've treated bite wounds and deep cuts homeopathically in the past and never had a problem. Homeopathy is a very powerful form of medicine. I once was bitten several times by a dog, very deep wounds, and treated with homeopathy and the wounds healed...

Oh, hallelujuah! She's drinking now and eating a little mush. She can't hold up her head for long, but I can see that she's a little stronger than she was early this morning. I have to hold a bowl or spoon right to her beak and she slurps it up for a little bit, and then has to rest. I just...

She has a couple of 1/4 deep wounds on her back near her tail, and is no longer wheezing. However, her neck flops a bit. I'm not sure if that's because it's very sore where she was grabbed, or if there's permanent damage. It looks like I may have to dropper her with liquid for a while since...

A varmint got into my hen house last night and got one of my chickens, but didn't kill it outright. As soon as I heard the commotion I was out the door and the critter was over the fence. I thought it had taken the hen, but I doubly secured the door and later heard chicken squawking again...