Hi, I have had my 4 girls for about a year and a half now (2 golden comets, 2 Isa Browns). We have never had predetor problem or issue prior to this, so I had gotten a little lax on their security (the guilt is killing me). Anyway, this morning I went out to find all the girls against the back wall of the coop, one in-tact, dead from a broken neck. Two torn up and missing heads, and one still barely breathing. She was standing, but her head is all bloody and she can't seem to move it - it is just down. Is it possilbe for a chicken to recover from a broken neck (not that I know that it is broken, because I don't)? I thought she most likely should be culled, but my brother-in-laws girlfriend thinks she could make it, maybe.
She is now in a cage in the basement/family room - we cleaned her up as much as possible and cleaned her wounds (couple of small puncture wounds in the back - missing A LOT of her feathers - head is bloody, but doesn't seem to have any open wounds). She has a labored breathing, heart beat seems good - but I am really concerned that her neck is broken and want to do the most humane thing......what do you all think/what would you do? We are still trying to figure out what attacked them, and are going to make the coop a fort knox before we get anymore, but I would like to save Mable if you all think it's possible, I just don't want her to suffer if it's a lost cause......ya know?
She is now in a cage in the basement/family room - we cleaned her up as much as possible and cleaned her wounds (couple of small puncture wounds in the back - missing A LOT of her feathers - head is bloody, but doesn't seem to have any open wounds). She has a labored breathing, heart beat seems good - but I am really concerned that her neck is broken and want to do the most humane thing......what do you all think/what would you do? We are still trying to figure out what attacked them, and are going to make the coop a fort knox before we get anymore, but I would like to save Mable if you all think it's possible, I just don't want her to suffer if it's a lost cause......ya know?