LissaMcClark
Hatching
- Dec 11, 2020
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I have an over 1yr old Lanvender Banty. (Millie) She has been a house chicken since last winter as she is small and at the time we got her she was the only chick we had from a late hatch and she was not big enough to winter outside (it was January when she was given to us) weird story I know.
Well this summer she went out with our batch of 12weekers, and she was not fond of the other chickens. She roosted with them but otherwise stayed away from them. Our flock got destroyed by a family of foxes (and have since moved the dog pen closer to the chickens for an alarm system) but we assumed, sadly, Millie got got. Our dog found her 2 days later hiding under our porch (sniffing and excited but did not hurt her)
Millie was missing a bunch of feathers and the upper half of her beak. We prepared our daughter (6yr old)for the worst as Millie had become her lap chicken while in the house, and a regular companion while outside. Millie was obviously in shock and we did not expect her to make it through the night. We made her as comfortable as possible in her cage in the house and that chicken SURVIVED!!!
It is 12weeks later and Millie is still missing the top part of her beak, but she is using the bottom as a shovel, she is messy but accomplished in feeding herself and watering herself. I'm certain her beak won't grow back, but she is a tough and now rough looking chick, but I'm not gonna lie, I'm impressed!
Of course the stress sent her into a molt and now she has long pin feathers she can't properly groom. What can I do to help this poor spikey looking chicken with the crusty looking pin feathers that she cannot break and groom?? Any thoughts or suggestions?
Pics are of Millie post attack, and 1 pre attack. I will get a pic of pin feathers as soon as I can.
Well this summer she went out with our batch of 12weekers, and she was not fond of the other chickens. She roosted with them but otherwise stayed away from them. Our flock got destroyed by a family of foxes (and have since moved the dog pen closer to the chickens for an alarm system) but we assumed, sadly, Millie got got. Our dog found her 2 days later hiding under our porch (sniffing and excited but did not hurt her)
Millie was missing a bunch of feathers and the upper half of her beak. We prepared our daughter (6yr old)for the worst as Millie had become her lap chicken while in the house, and a regular companion while outside. Millie was obviously in shock and we did not expect her to make it through the night. We made her as comfortable as possible in her cage in the house and that chicken SURVIVED!!!
It is 12weeks later and Millie is still missing the top part of her beak, but she is using the bottom as a shovel, she is messy but accomplished in feeding herself and watering herself. I'm certain her beak won't grow back, but she is a tough and now rough looking chick, but I'm not gonna lie, I'm impressed!
Of course the stress sent her into a molt and now she has long pin feathers she can't properly groom. What can I do to help this poor spikey looking chicken with the crusty looking pin feathers that she cannot break and groom?? Any thoughts or suggestions?
Pics are of Millie post attack, and 1 pre attack. I will get a pic of pin feathers as soon as I can.
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