HELP!!!

[EmilyChickens]

My dark brahma hen got bit by a black snake right by her gizzard (the snake was in our coop!!!). The gizzard itself feels dangly and soft. she has not been very active since this morning. what can i do for her to hopefully help her survive???

PLEAZE answer i am not a farm girl i love my chickens.

 

[FeatherPainter]

I hope someone can help you soon, I have no idea what to do. Are there poisonous snakes where you are?

 

[Suzierd]

Was it a Rat snake? Was it a light color under the head? ( chin) if so its not poison. I would be sure to remove it from the coop it will eat small chickens, chicks and eggs. Probably scared her pretty bad.

 

[EmilyChickens]

thanks i have no idea what kind of snake it is and i dont think there are poisonous snakes around my place.

 

[EmilyChickens]

it was all black at the top and a whitish cream color all down the bottom (belly) head and tail as well.

we just removed it the day we found it in the coop (today) thanks

 

[EmilyChickens]

ok i just found out it was a black rat snake. are they poisonous??? like i said my mom is a vet tech and she thinks she got bit right by the gizzard.

 

[EmilyChickens]

the snake ate 7 eggs in 1 night!!!! we went to check the hens this morning and all seven eggs were gone. we had only 10 more days until they hatched.

 

[Suzierd]

Rat snakes are not poisonous. Make sure you take it very far away into the woods where it can't get back in your coop, if you didn't kill it. I am very sorry about your eggs. the hen was trying to protect the eggs.

 

[EmilyChickens]

we brought it far away from the house. thanks for the advice!!!! we called him "jr". there is still a "big daddy" living in our hay bales. hopefully we will find him.

 

[EmilyChickens]

the chicken that was sitting on the eggs was our buff orpington henryetta the black got bit not the orpington.