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Chicken with what appeared to be maggots

Discussion in 'Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures' started by robo coop, Aug 12, 2010.

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  1. Aug 12, 2010 #1
    robo coop

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    I had witnessed the strangest thing today, this one chicken had been getting slower and hanging around the door of the coop when I looked at her today I smelled the
    foulest odor and saw some what looked like maggots around her tail feathers and vent. Needless to say I took here out of the coop and put her out of her misery and cleaned out the coop thoroughly. Can anyone tell me if they have ever experienced such a thing before and what the hell it was?
    Thanks so much,
    Grossed out
     
  2. Aug 12, 2010 #2
    redhen

    redhen Kiss My Grits... Premium Member

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    Ugh... she probably had a prolapsed vent or a wound of some kind and the maggots got to her because of the open wound..
    Poor thing.. [​IMG]
     
  3. Aug 12, 2010 #3
    sourland

    sourland Broody Magician Premium Member 9 Years

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    If you have a rooster, check your other hens to make sure that his toenails or spurs aren't lacerating the hens' sides or backs. This damage frequently becomes maggot infested this time of year.
     
  4. Aug 12, 2010 #4
    chkn

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    You can bathe the chicken and then apply Swat. It suffocates the little buggers.
     
  5. Aug 13, 2010 #5
    robo coop

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    Thanks for the information, I did have a rooster but got rid of him because the poor girls were bare backs, it was tough to see . What a gruesome thing to see, maggots on a living thing instead of on the bottom of the trash can this time of year.
     

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