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Has anyone ever had this kind of injury? Yesterday my hen was attacked by our dog, who at the time was on a short leash, and our hen was able to
escape quickly. Since I didn't see it happen, I checked her out and she looked fine, just a couple missing feathers. As I checked on her a little later,
she had some dried blood around one nostril and in and around her beak. She was having some trouble swallowing and I was afraid of internal
bleeding of some kind. She wasn't eating, but drinking a small amount of water and otherwise acting pretty normal, resting of course. She made it
through the night and even laid her daily egg. Today she's drinking a lot more, but when she tries to eat her tongue keeps protruding all the way
out. She appears very hungry and I don't think she's consuming much food if any. I'm worried that if she's not able to eat she won't make it. Does
anyone have any idea what's maybe happen to her and if there's anything else I can do?
The kids just love her so much. Thanks for any help.
escape quickly. Since I didn't see it happen, I checked her out and she looked fine, just a couple missing feathers. As I checked on her a little later,
she had some dried blood around one nostril and in and around her beak. She was having some trouble swallowing and I was afraid of internal
bleeding of some kind. She wasn't eating, but drinking a small amount of water and otherwise acting pretty normal, resting of course. She made it
through the night and even laid her daily egg. Today she's drinking a lot more, but when she tries to eat her tongue keeps protruding all the way
out. She appears very hungry and I don't think she's consuming much food if any. I'm worried that if she's not able to eat she won't make it. Does
anyone have any idea what's maybe happen to her and if there's anything else I can do?
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