- Jan 3, 2014
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I have a Dominique hen who was missing for a day beginning two days ago. We found her under the house yesterday afternoon after the neighbor's dog apparently had chased her under. After pulling her out, we discovered several feathers missing from her tail, one wing way lower than the other, and a quarter size puncture wound on her underbelly. She had bled a good bit from the puncture wound, but it had already dried and scabbed over. I cleaned her up as best I could and cleaned the wounds with peroxide and applied Neosporin. I also started on antibiotics in her water. I separated her from the others in a dog crate. She has been eating and drinking well. Tonight however, as I went to check on her I noticed a pungeant (sp?)odor and her being very lethargic and twitching her head as she stares at the ground. I also cleaned her wound and applied more Neosporin. She still is not moving her wings and walking funny. I have had other chickens attacked by who knows what and treated them the same- all have rallied like nothing ever happened. This one is baffling me with the head shaking thing and lethargy. Could someone please help me out? Thanks.