6 week old chick attacked by a spider

[GammaPoppyLilyFlutter]

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I used it to treat my chicken's wounds after she was attacked by a dog. It works for small punctures and bitemarks- or at least it worked for me

 

[Rooster#3]

i didnt no spiders would do that!!! i hope he got smooshed by a boot

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

You know, spiders really didn't bother me too much, UNTIL about 3months ago...one of my co workers was talking about her neighbor had gotten bit by a brown recluse and how bad it looked. I googled it and saw the victims from other attacks and now when I see a spider of any size I freak out. last week i was watching t.v. and one came across the floor about the size of a dime and I jumped up on the sofa and the dogs were looking at me like...whoa dad, what's happening. LOL

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

oh, I'm sorry. How is the chicken doing?

 

[gritsar]

The chick is fine, if a little afraid of bugs now.

I used to work for a family doctor. Woman came in with a brown recluse bite that had nearly eaten her calf muscle up. Yucky.

 

[redhen]

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Yeah..when i worked in the rehab nursing home ..a guy had a recluse bite on his lowe leg.(shin part i think...).. it was NASTY...
And i think he ended up having to get it amputated because it just wouldnt heal..(he was a diabetic..)

 

[cindy99]

I don't like spiders at all but earwigs are the ones that really creep me out! I was so excited to see Henry (my big white rooster) gobble one up the other day.

I just know that he was doing it to protect me.

 

[aka Rachel]

That would have freaked me out to beyond rational behavior.

And that picutre of the wolf spider made me back up from the monitor

I think if we lived where they had THOSE I would never go outside again. And ppl would be hosed down before entering the house. And every crack sealed.

Wow, i had no idea they could do that much damage, poor wee chickie.

 

[gritsar]

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LOL
When I was out filling waterers tonight big ol' grasshoppers kept jumping on my legs, so I was catching them and offering them to the meaties. Caught a nice fat juicy one and offered it to the chick that was bitten, his name is Dinner. He wanted nothing to do with it. Poor thing. Might need chickie therapy.

 

[PunkinPeep]

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I used it to treat my chicken's wounds after she was attacked by a dog. It works for small punctures and bitemarks- or at least it worked for me

For posterity, triple antibiotic ointment/neosporin is great for chickens as long as you get it without pain reliever. The pain reliever ingredients ending in "caine" are poisonous to your chickens.