Hello Fellow BackYard Chickeners,
I need some help. My neighbor has peafowl. One of her dogs attacked a peahen. I am entering this situation 12 hours later. This morning she came over and asked me to look at her hen. She (N neighbor) said the chest was ripped open and N sewed it shut. N is a CNA and I think N used regular thread. In addition to the tear, the hen has at least 50% of its feather coverage gone. The N said she coated the hen with peroxide and triple antibiotic. This morning the hen's eyes are clear. Hen is very alert. Hen was sitting in rice and water when I found her. The N mainly feeds her birds left overs. They spend moost of time at my home eating flock raiser,layena and grains which I feed my chicken flock. The neighbor was medicating the bird with something that sounded like MZ. N said it was something for skin. It is a human medicine.
I have taken the bird to my home. I have put her in a kennel in my home. She is being offered high protein "chick" feed, vitamin water at this point. I have not seen her eat but she has only been her a couple of hours. I have kennel covered to keep her calm.
Here are the questions I have:
1. I have injectable pencillin. How much do you give a peahen? I have used on my chickens but no idea on this bird.
2. Since she has such a large area of her skin exposed and feathers pulled out should I use somehting besides triple antibiotic?
3. Sick chickens I put in my "hospital" kennel and keep them at about 80 degrees F. What about peacocks? She is in the house at 70 degrees F. Should I bring the temperature up 10 degrees F?
4. Any other things I should do for this hen?
Thank you in advance for your help.
I need some help. My neighbor has peafowl. One of her dogs attacked a peahen. I am entering this situation 12 hours later. This morning she came over and asked me to look at her hen. She (N neighbor) said the chest was ripped open and N sewed it shut. N is a CNA and I think N used regular thread. In addition to the tear, the hen has at least 50% of its feather coverage gone. The N said she coated the hen with peroxide and triple antibiotic. This morning the hen's eyes are clear. Hen is very alert. Hen was sitting in rice and water when I found her. The N mainly feeds her birds left overs. They spend moost of time at my home eating flock raiser,layena and grains which I feed my chicken flock. The neighbor was medicating the bird with something that sounded like MZ. N said it was something for skin. It is a human medicine.
I have taken the bird to my home. I have put her in a kennel in my home. She is being offered high protein "chick" feed, vitamin water at this point. I have not seen her eat but she has only been her a couple of hours. I have kennel covered to keep her calm.
Here are the questions I have:
1. I have injectable pencillin. How much do you give a peahen? I have used on my chickens but no idea on this bird.
2. Since she has such a large area of her skin exposed and feathers pulled out should I use somehting besides triple antibiotic?
3. Sick chickens I put in my "hospital" kennel and keep them at about 80 degrees F. What about peacocks? She is in the house at 70 degrees F. Should I bring the temperature up 10 degrees F?
4. Any other things I should do for this hen?
Thank you in advance for your help.
