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Thank you for all the good advice i got right away. Our jersey girl with the back torn up did not make it. 😢 she was such a sweet girl.
now i have questions about my white brahma girl. 1) All of her feathers are gone over her entire back down to only 2 tail feathers left. When i say GONE.. i mean slick.. plucked cleaner than a baking hen ready to go in the oven. Does this mean the quills are gone and she will never grow back feathers? There is no way she can make winter in the coop this "nekkid" ... would a sadle apron even be enough help? It will be some time before she will go back to the others... maybe we can figure something out??
2) she will not eat? She is drinking lots... but wont eat. Tried her normal food and fermented food (which she normally loves) so just now i decided to take her favorite junk food treat to her. Placed 2 raisins in my hand, stretched my hand out in front of her and she grabbed those 2 raisins faster than i could blink. Then started tilting her head side to side looking at me like... THAT IS WHAT I WANT... GIVE ME MORE! I did not give her more.. tried to get her to eat her food... but she doesnt want it?? How long will she live on water only?
She has never been alone, could that be why she wont eat? And i worry she will get too lonely! Thanks all!
 
Sorry that you lost your black Jersey Giant, but glad to hear the brahma ate some raisins. You might try making some little nuggets of chicken feed, egg, and water. Offer them from your hand. She might think she is getting more raisins. If she won’t take them, try to put one into her beak at a time. Her feathers should grow back after her next molt, but you can post a picture of the feather loss. I have made some one piece hen saddles from polar fleece with slits for wings. They just are held on by those. Mine were similar to the ones in this link:
http://www.linnacresfarm.com/2014/04/how-to-make-simple-hen-saddleapron.html
 
Mamagirl3 said:
Thank you for all the good advice i got right away. Our jersey girl with the back torn up did not make it. 😢 she was such a sweet girl.
now i have questions about my white brahma girl. 1) All of her feathers are gone over her entire back down to only 2 tail feathers left. When i say GONE.. i mean slick.. plucked cleaner than a baking hen ready to go in the oven. Does this mean the quills are gone and she will never grow back feathers? There is no way she can make winter in the coop this "nekkid" ... would a sadle apron even be enough help? It will be some time before she will go back to the others... maybe we can figure something out??
2) she will not eat? She is drinking lots... but wont eat. Tried her normal food and fermented food (which she normally loves) so just now i decided to take her favorite junk food treat to her. Placed 2 raisins in my hand, stretched my hand out in front of her and she grabbed those 2 raisins faster than i could blink. Then started tilting her head side to side looking at me like... THAT IS WHAT I WANT... GIVE ME MORE! I did not give her more.. tried to get her to eat her food... but she doesnt want it?? How long will she live on water only?
She has never been alone, could that be why she wont eat? And i worry she will get too lonely! Thanks all!
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Sorry about the black girl. Give the other one whatever she will eat. The feathers will grow back. My Americauna was attacked last month & his feathers are partway grown back. Also I gave him an epsom salt bath on a warm day after the wounds were closed. He had been limping badly and the epsom salts helped him a lot.

AFAIK antibiotic treatments are usually 10 days.
 
DRUM ROLL PLEASE!
Finally got her to eat! I scrambled a medium size egg. When i first gave it to her she wouldnt touch it.. i would put a little in my hand... she ate it.. after several times getting small pieces from my hand i put the dish in front of her.. picked up a few pieces while she watched... she ate from my hand.. then looked at the dish and began eating from the dish!!! She ate the whole thing and kept looking at me like she wanted more! But i didnt let her have it... she has 2 kinds of feed and water and she can eat if she wants it. But am definitely feeding her a scrambled egg for breakfast! 😉 thank you everyone!! Nite all.
 
Eggcessive said:
Sorry that you lost your black Jersey Giant, but glad to hear the brahma ate some raisins. You might try making some little nuggets of chicken feed, egg, and water. Offer them from your hand. She might think she is getting more raisins. If she won’t take them, try to put one into her beak at a time. Her feathers should grow back after her next molt, but you can post a picture of the feather loss. I have made some one piece hen saddles from polar fleece with slits for wings. They just are held on by those. Mine were similar to the ones in this link:
http://www.linnacresfarm.com/2014/04/how-to-make-simple-hen-saddleapron.html
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Thank you for quick fix saddle! Would sweatshirt fabric be good? Pulled out a few sweats from grandson last year.. too small, were hardly worn ..maybe 2 or 3 times. Have them in chair here to go to thrift store... could i use the shirts to make these saddles?
 
Cat Ballou said:
Sorry about the black girl. Give the other one whatever she will eat. The feathers will grow back. My Americauna was attacked last month & his feathers are partway grown back. Also I gave him an epsom salt bath on a warm day after the wounds were closed. He had been limping badly and the epsom salts helped him a lot.

AFAIK antibiotic treatments are usually 10 days.
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Thank you
 

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