I woke up to a mess.Dead birds everywhere!Graphic! UPDATE!

[chrisc2865]

I recently was sitting quietly one evening (5 or 6) in my backyard, surrounded by my lovely chickens. Out of knowwhere, the neighbors dog appeared and caught one of my poor hens (Reba) and strated carrying her off! The neighbors got to her, she dropped the bird in my pasture, but Reba was not moving. When I got to her, I picked her up, and realized she was still alive. I have had her in the house for 4 days now. she is doing better, eating and drinking, but she is not able to walk. ONe of her legs, while it is not broke, just doesn't seem to work properly. I am guessing there is either some type of nerve damage, or broken bone in her back. Like I said, she is doing okay, just can't walk. I have seen some improvement over the days. She will at least stand up now and try to walk, but must still feel pain. She has been a very good sport letting me treat her wounds on her back. I also notices some bruising ans swelling on her belly, but that seems to be doing better too.

I am just concerned if she will ever be able to walk. Does anybody have any experience with this?

Thanks,
c

 

[The Chicken Lady]

I love it when BYCers help each other. That's what BYC is all about!

 

[ginbart]

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YOu should start your own thread, you will get more help that way. Hope that helps. I don't have and experience with it so I can't help but if you start your own you will get better help.

 

[Davlyn]

So sorry for what happened to your chickens. How horrible .

 

[Jferlisi]

First off im so sorry for the lose of your babies. Second im glad to hear you have gotten new babies, that will help with the pain. And third from what im reading and i believe it was dogs too, i dont want to allow my dogs in with my babies. I have been working with the dogs, taking them in with the chickens while on a leash and making them stay by my side and sit or lay down, but now im scared that they just might kill them.

i dont know what to do now.

 

[RedRoosterFarm]

I now have a wildlife camera. I did have a few nasty dogs come over last week and try to get into the chain linked fence kennel I have for new birds. I watched them on the camera and they went crazy trying to get in. They were able to get ahold of a bantam polish neck and kill it but thats it.They seperated the 2 inch squares by putting their nose and pushing and chewing on the pannels. I woke up healing our dogs and went out and they ran off. I checked the video and could see what looked like 2 dogs but 1 was HUGE!. Yesterday I moved the camera closer to the pen and now wait again. It could be coyote too because we have a huge pack in the woods. I hate having to protect our animals because someone else will not care for theirs. But the worst is over I believe and all birds are locked up.

 

[Jferlisi]

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uIm sorry you lost another bird to those manage animals. I hope you get them and yes its super annoying when someone doesn't keep there animals like they should, and what i hate even more is when you find out whos animals they are and you let them know and they dont do anything.