Carly Avgeris
In the Brooder
This morning I noticed that my girls were running around my backyard and I had not let them out of their run. When I went to see what was going on I found my dachshund in the coop with one of the girls cornered. (This is very unlike him. He has never bothered them before and has always been very gentle with them.) (My girls are all 17 weeks old.)
There were feathers everywhere and I noticed that she was huddled in the corner not getting up. I called my Dad over to check her out. She has a bite in between her shoulder blades, a bite on her butt, and the worst one was on the side of her neck. I figured he would tell me to put her down( because that is typically his answer), but he said to let her wait out the day and see how she does.
I just check on her and she is now standing up. The other chickens are all huddled around her. I think he may have gotten one of the others based on the feather that still have to root on them all over the ground, but I couldn't find any sign of injury from the quick peek I took at them.
What should I do? Do I put her down or do I leave her be? And if I leave her be, do i need to treat her wounds, and what do I use? Do I need to keep her away from the other chickens?
This is so overwhelming! Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
There were feathers everywhere and I noticed that she was huddled in the corner not getting up. I called my Dad over to check her out. She has a bite in between her shoulder blades, a bite on her butt, and the worst one was on the side of her neck. I figured he would tell me to put her down( because that is typically his answer), but he said to let her wait out the day and see how she does.
I just check on her and she is now standing up. The other chickens are all huddled around her. I think he may have gotten one of the others based on the feather that still have to root on them all over the ground, but I couldn't find any sign of injury from the quick peek I took at them.
What should I do? Do I put her down or do I leave her be? And if I leave her be, do i need to treat her wounds, and what do I use? Do I need to keep her away from the other chickens?
This is so overwhelming! Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.