Adolph Otto
Songster
It's been an interesting hour. My chickens (3 English Orps) have been free-ranging in my yard since June. Aside from evidence of predators around the coop at night, there have been no issues during the day-until now. I thank GOD I decided to work on my AC unit today, which put me on the East side of the house. That's when the chickens started screaming. I stood up and at that instant two of them ran by me, followed by the coyote with the 3rd in his mouth. I yelled and went toward him, whereby he dropped the chicken and skipped off.
It took me 1/2 an hour to find her. The other 2 wouldn't let me near them, so I grabbed my shotgun and started searching for the missing one, all the while returning to try to coax the other 2 back to the coop. I was prepared to find her carcass.
Finally, she came out of hiding from under some shrubbery, and I was able to assess her condition.
She is limping. It looks like her left leg. No blood, or visible trauma. I picked her up and gently felt around. She didn't resist. So without having looked at the upper part of her leg I don't know what is causing the limp. She is drinking and eating. Any guidance would be gratefully accepted. Thanks!
It took me 1/2 an hour to find her. The other 2 wouldn't let me near them, so I grabbed my shotgun and started searching for the missing one, all the while returning to try to coax the other 2 back to the coop. I was prepared to find her carcass.
Finally, she came out of hiding from under some shrubbery, and I was able to assess her condition.
She is limping. It looks like her left leg. No blood, or visible trauma. I picked her up and gently felt around. She didn't resist. So without having looked at the upper part of her leg I don't know what is causing the limp. She is drinking and eating. Any guidance would be gratefully accepted. Thanks!