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  1. DanAndQuails

    Ugly Turkey Injury (warning, pictures of wounds)

    My 2 and a half year old broad breasted white hen has three really nasty, deep looking wounds. At first I thought the one on her chest was an injury but then found two more on even spots under her wings. Could they be caused by mites or lice? I am skeeved because I have several other birds...
  2. marissa98

    Chicken with Week Old Gash in Side- ADVICE PLEASE

    Good morning everyone. This morning, we were catching our chickens to put aprons on them as they had been losing a lot of back and side feathers due to our rooster. When we got to one of our hens, we discovered a large 3 inch long and 1/2 inch wide gash under her wing on her back. We are...
  3. M

    Large wound from raccoon(?) attack

    Hi! I am a first time chicken owner, and unfortunately, the coop was not closed one night. One of my two hens was attacked by a raccoon(?) which left a large wound on the right shoulder. I have raccoon question-marked because i couldn't see exactly what animal it was during the night, and it...
  4. Santiago_H06

    Chicken attacked by puppies

    While doing my online classes I heard a pained squak outside and found out my chicken had somehow got to the next door neighbors and was being attacked by the dogs. I got him back and looked at the injury and it was pretty bad. His skin was torn away to right of his butt. Muscles and bone were...
  5. Mariahthebright

    Head Injury On Chicken (graphic pictures)

    One of my bantam hens recently suffered a head injury (it looks like she was descalped). I have moved her inside. She is acting normal, eating and drinking regularly. I have switched her diet from pelleted laying mix to feeding her eggs and yogurt sprinkled with mealworms (high protein for...
  6. Wilmer Gehman

    chicken attacked by dog...any suggestions (not an emergency)

    A german shepherd jumped a fence down the road from us and apparently came after the chickens. I was not aware at all that anything had happened till the dog was stalking the run. It attacked one of our hens, and with mouth or claws ripped a pretty deep gash in her back about 2 inches long and...
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