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[21hens-incharge]

I did some looking up on the hawk/ falcon that was in the tree. Sourland suggested perhaps it is a sharp shinned hawk and it totally matches that.
Spots on the back.... check
light rusty underside.... check
white tips on the tail .... check
size.... check


Chickens in a secure house and run ..... Double check!

 

[COChix]

I have had one going after all my white hens with me in the yard. Breeds of hen are Leghorn, Delaware and hamburg. I do not think it could take a large hen like the delaware but would certainly have the tools to do damage. I was literally stepping in between it and them when it was in a dive. It had to crash into the ground to avoid crashing into me.

Very pretty, not IMO very dangerous to large hens. Bantams would be another story.
It is not a large falcon more like the size of a bantam cochin or millie.

When I enlarged the pic OMG it was looking right at me. WOW kinda cool. Rare for me to actually have time to get the camera.

wow how scary about it dive bombing and going after the white birds, good thing you up have a secured run!

  4 eggs today.  Add those to the 2 yesterday and that's more than I have seen in 2 months.  I probably jinxed myself but man it was getting old.
I have a pair of bald eagles in the far corner of the property.  There are plenty of PDs and bunnies between them and the coop.  So far they haven't even come up here to check things out.

Yeah on the eggs! We are across from an open space and there is a tree the Eagles like to sit in. Most Bald Eagles seen in one day, was five glorious beautiful spiritual beings. I don't love Bald Eagles or anything, lol. They are my favorite bird.....well they run a close race with my chickens.

So I hear we have a storm coming? Guess I better get out and get more straw to add to the run and such. Anyone doing fodder currently? I have a 50# bag of barley that I need to get into production. Will start that this week, never done it and will be using my fermenting buckets for part the soaking part of it, then have seedling trays to throw under some lights. Only have two seed trays currently so want to do a trial run to see what the gangs reaction. If they like, why would they not, then my BF the expert horticulturalist will build me a hydroponic fodder set up, can't wait!

 

[suncatcher]

Yep, you will want to keep them safe, who knows, if it gets hungry enough it might try and take one of your grown chickens, I did read they eat small birds.

 

[Latestarter]

My first wounded chicken...

Went collecting eggs and found blood spots on the straw in the nest box

Went inside and there's blood all over the pine chips and a bunch on the roosts

My keen observation skills allowed me to determine that my New Hampshire Roo had one blood covered shank and claw. I managed to catch him (they are a lot stronger than they at first appear) without getting myself wounded in the process, placed him in a large tote and brought him in the house for further investigation/determination.

Did y'all know that roosters (not sure, but maybe hens as well) do NOT like or take kindly to having their feet submerged in warm water up to/above the feather line? Anyway, I finally had my daughter pull a sock over his head to try and calm him down a bit. After washing all the dried blood off his one leg and foot, it turns out the injury was on the opposite foot. He did something to rip the quick on one of his toe nails and is bleeding steadily from the tip of that nail. I put a daub of triple antibiotic on it, and now I'm about to depart for TSC in Brighton to find some Blu Kote. I hope that stuff works pretty quick... I don't need to deal with an anemic chicken. I hope he'll be OK with the sub zero weather headed our way over the next few days.

On a side note, it appears my White Wyandottes and Delawares have concluded their egg strike as I've collected several eggs from them over the past couple of days

 

[21hens-incharge]

My first wounded chicken...

Went collecting eggs and found blood spots on the straw in the nest box

Went inside and there's blood all over the pine chips and a bunch on the roosts

My keen observation skills allowed me to determine that my New Hampshire Roo had one blood covered shank and claw. I managed to catch him (they are a lot stronger than they at first appear) without getting myself wounded in the process, placed him in a large tote and brought him in the house for further investigation/determination.

Did y'all know that roosters (not sure, but maybe hens as well) do NOT like or take kindly to having their feet submerged in warm water up to/above the feather line? Anyway, I finally had my daughter pull a sock over his head to try and calm him down a bit. After washing all the dried blood off his one leg and foot, it turns out the injury was on the opposite foot. He did something to rip the quick on one of his toe nails and is bleeding steadily from the tip of that nail. I put a daub of triple antibiotic on it, and now I'm about to depart for TSC in Brighton to find some Blu Kote. I hope that stuff works pretty quick... I don't need to deal with an anemic chicken. I hope he'll be OK with the sub zero weather headed our way over the next few days.

On a side note, it appears my White Wyandottes and Delawares have concluded their egg strike as I've collected several eggs from them over the past couple of days

I keep stipic powder on hand. Quick stop is what it is called I think. Petsmart should have it. It works very well on bleeding wounds.

 

[laceykins]

I keep stipic powder on hand. Quick stop is what it is called I think. Petsmart should have it. It works very well on bleeding wounds.

Quick stop is for exactly that...accidentally clipping nails too short and stopping the blood right away. It's a great immediate blood clotted! Yes, most pet stores should have it.

 

[suncatcher]

Agree, the Kwick Stop powder will help it cougulate, and stop bleeding fast, TSC should have it too. Seems quicks can bleed an unbeliveable amount of blood for such a small wound.

Congrats on the egss!!!! No eggs so far here today....... a few lay later in the day, so hoping for at least one!!! I moved my Bantams around, so they are on strike right now, not going to pick up this week with the next two days highs are forecasted to be in the low single digits for our area. Brrrrr.

 

[uzisuzuki]

I'll have to look for both of those. Odysseus has had a couple scratches on his comb/wattle, but thankfully nothing too serious yet. No harm in being prepared.

@Latestarter - if they have Blu Kote at the Brighton TSC, will you let me know please? That's the same place I go to for all my chicken stuff but I haven't found any wound treatment/medication type stuff there yet. Of course, it could be that I just didn't look hard enough.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Agree, the Kwick Stop powder will help it cougulate, and stop bleeding fast, TSC should have it too. Seems quicks can bleed an unbeliveable amount of blood for such a small wound.

Congrats on the egss!!!! No eggs so far here today....... a few lay later in the day, so hoping for at least one!!! I moved my Bantams around, so they are on strike right now, not going to pick up this week with the next two days highs are forecasted to be in the low single digits for our area. Brrrrr.

Yup that is the spelling that was messing with me lol.

I had to keep it on hand for the old dogs nails. She has been gone for years now and I have not had need of it but it is good stuff to have around.

 

[COChix]

My first wounded chicken...

Went collecting eggs and found blood spots on the straw in the nest box  Went inside and there's blood all over the pine chips and a bunch on the roosts  My keen observation skills allowed me to determine that my New Hampshire Roo had one blood covered shank and claw. I managed to catch him (they are a lot stronger than they at first appear) without getting myself wounded in the process, placed him in a large tote and brought him in the house for further investigation/determination.

Did y'all know that roosters (not sure, but maybe hens as well) do NOT like or take kindly to having their feet submerged in warm water up to/above the feather line? Anyway, I finally had my daughter pull a sock over his head to try and calm him down a bit. After washing all the dried blood off his one leg and foot, it turns out the injury was on the opposite foot. He did something to rip the quick on one of his toe nails and is bleeding steadily from the tip of that nail. I put  a daub of triple antibiotic on it, and now I'm about to depart for TSC in Brighton to find some Blu Kote.  I hope that stuff works pretty quick... I don't need to deal with an anemic chicken. I hope he'll be OK with the sub zero weather headed our way over the next few days.

On a side note, it appears my White Wyandottes and Delawares have concluded their egg strike as I've collected several eggs from them over the past couple of days

Thanks all who posted their responses to your post. I need to purchase those products and have on hand, just in case.i would rather be prepared. We have a few but I am making a list.

Late, hope your Roo will be ok and what great luck that you happened to be off work and be around to catch before it became too determental to him.