Pooh got into the backyard with the dogs and they chased her back throgh the fence. In the process one of them grabbed her by the leg. They pulled out handfuls of feathers. She promptly went and hid in the woods. I finally just coaxed her out. She's walking with a limp, but still moving. I wsa able to catch her and sit down with her. With a little calming she let me look.
Best I can tell (and I'm not totally up on my chicken anatomy), there is a gash in her side right above the top of her leg. It looks like the skin has just been peeled back. There's some blood there, but she's not gushing blood. You can't see the blood unless you move her wing and side feathers aside. Again, as best I can tell, it looks like a triangle of skin has been peeled back, maybe an inch on each side.
It's almost 7pm here and it's a holiday. I can't get ahold of my vet. What do I do to hold her to morning? I put her back in the run and she's hunkered down in my lawn chair. I'm not sure I can clean it by myself without stressing her out. I'm here alone.
What do I do?
Best I can tell (and I'm not totally up on my chicken anatomy), there is a gash in her side right above the top of her leg. It looks like the skin has just been peeled back. There's some blood there, but she's not gushing blood. You can't see the blood unless you move her wing and side feathers aside. Again, as best I can tell, it looks like a triangle of skin has been peeled back, maybe an inch on each side.
It's almost 7pm here and it's a holiday. I can't get ahold of my vet. What do I do to hold her to morning? I put her back in the run and she's hunkered down in my lawn chair. I'm not sure I can clean it by myself without stressing her out. I'm here alone.
What do I do?
