I came home to all the chickens in hiding, our handyman had called and said while we were away and he was inside workin, something came after the chickens.
He went out to leave and it was dead quiet, said he never heard anything from inside but he had power tools going. He had found Big Daddy out by the pond lying at the edge, covered in mud and feathers, dying. He brought him in for me and put him in a box.
We rushed home, his beatiful tail is missing and he is in shock. I rinsed his wounds really well with saline solution and then used some iodine. He has his skin totally missing about the size of a quarter in one place by his wing, higher up on his back, the feathers are all gone, the tail has some skin rips, etc. He is in a box in the warm dark bathroom on a blanket, shivering uncontrollably.
I know they say to give aspirin, but how do you get that down them? He needs it so bad, poor guy, any suggestions on what else I can do for him?
Also my beautiful sweet Fussy is gone. I am heartbroken. And my little silkie hen, Abominable, or Bomi for short. It was obvious she had called for him, and he came running to her aid, Bomi was his favorite girl.
He fought valiantly, there is a trail of feathers from the coop, for at least 120 feet. Poor guy.
The wound looks even worse now that I have cleaned it up.
He went out to leave and it was dead quiet, said he never heard anything from inside but he had power tools going. He had found Big Daddy out by the pond lying at the edge, covered in mud and feathers, dying. He brought him in for me and put him in a box.
We rushed home, his beatiful tail is missing and he is in shock. I rinsed his wounds really well with saline solution and then used some iodine. He has his skin totally missing about the size of a quarter in one place by his wing, higher up on his back, the feathers are all gone, the tail has some skin rips, etc. He is in a box in the warm dark bathroom on a blanket, shivering uncontrollably.
I know they say to give aspirin, but how do you get that down them? He needs it so bad, poor guy, any suggestions on what else I can do for him?
Also my beautiful sweet Fussy is gone. I am heartbroken. And my little silkie hen, Abominable, or Bomi for short. It was obvious she had called for him, and he came running to her aid, Bomi was his favorite girl.
He fought valiantly, there is a trail of feathers from the coop, for at least 120 feet. Poor guy.
The wound looks even worse now that I have cleaned it up.
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