- Jul 14, 2018
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One of my white leghorns will not stay in the yard. My neighbor text me apologizing that their dog had killed on of my chickens. Fast forward 8 hours later (I was at work). I was walking near my back door and heard a squawk. Found a leghorn under the table under carport. She was wet. It had been raining. Counted chickens in back yard. The chicken under the carport was the "dead" chicken!!!
I wrapped her in a towel and brought her inside. She is able to hold her head up and keep her leg underneath her with both grips intact, but she can not stand up. She falls forward and uses her wing to balance. I do not see any external injuries, but there could be internal injuries.
The first evening(Tuesday) in the crate in the house, she laid a regular egg. The next morning(Wed), there was a soft shelled egg. Her comb is red and has pox. She has been fighting a nasty battle with fowl pox for a few weeks. She will pant at times with a clicking noise when she breaths. Sounds like it might be her nose. pox or injury from dog?
I have given her rooster booster with a dropper. She has been drinking some and eating a little bit.
If she had not squawked at me, I would have never known she was there or alive!
Is there anything else I can do for her? It has been about 48 hrs. Does she just need time??
Thanks.
I wrapped her in a towel and brought her inside. She is able to hold her head up and keep her leg underneath her with both grips intact, but she can not stand up. She falls forward and uses her wing to balance. I do not see any external injuries, but there could be internal injuries.
The first evening(Tuesday) in the crate in the house, she laid a regular egg. The next morning(Wed), there was a soft shelled egg. Her comb is red and has pox. She has been fighting a nasty battle with fowl pox for a few weeks. She will pant at times with a clicking noise when she breaths. Sounds like it might be her nose. pox or injury from dog?
I have given her rooster booster with a dropper. She has been drinking some and eating a little bit.
If she had not squawked at me, I would have never known she was there or alive!
Is there anything else I can do for her? It has been about 48 hrs. Does she just need time??
Thanks.