My boss brought me the three hens today.
However, one of them was attacked on her property last night.
Probably a fox.
I think a raccoon would have done more damage- and I think a coyote would have finished the job.
As it is now, the top of her wing was 'scalped' with some little bones sticking out.
My boss gave me a choice- turn her into fried chicken or try and fix her.
WELL-
she looks exactly like my Carmen did. Identical. And if anyone remembers...
Carmen was attacked by my weiner dog- was found running down a street in Allen Park and brought to my clinic in a tiny critter keeper when she was about three weeks old. A product of an Easter chick, lost or abandoned.
I brought her home, and my wiener dog got ahold of her and removed all the skin from her back. I didnt think she would live. I bandaged her up, and put her in a dog bed with my daughter - told her I didnt think she would live through the night. Not only did she live, she thrived and grew to be the best, most personable chicken I have ever seen who thought she was a dog. The only chicken I had that was named, and that we could pick up and hold whenever we wanted to, and set the bar very high for any future 'pet' chickens. She forever had a scarred back that required extensive treatment and "nu-skin' while healing, but once scarred up, she was fine. never grew feathers on the scarred area.
So, anyhow- this hen looks identical to her. I was told Rhode Island Red...I think sex-link or Golden Comet. The other two, definitely RIR- and mean birds. Those are on their way right now to my brother-in-laws.
This one....well...
she recieved stitches and staples and is bandaged with her wing to her body, and I gave her to my daughter. I told her to give her a name, and she is completely responsible for her.
While still at work, I put her in with sisters- and they both started picking on her. AND me! When I reached for them, they both pecked my hand repeatedly and HARD and I will probably bruise....no big deal, but sure did confirm that they were going to my brother in laws.
Wish this girl luck. Sure hope she can recover.
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I have two eggs hatching in my incubator. When I ran out there this a.m.....my silkie was off her nest eating and drinking. I didnt have time to see if she was planning on returning to her nest- I knew I had two peeping eggs in there. I picked them up, still warm...and still peeping. I put them in the incubator and left for work.
She is back on the nest. I will give her the babies when they hatch. Seems like its a bad time to eat when you have peeping eggs.
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My little Serama mix six week old banty roo is crowing. Doing the wing-drop dance around the other six week old pullets and cracks us up. Toes is so funny to watch..told my daughter if he never crows any louder, she can keep him. He is a squeaky branch or a squeaky gate...not even loud enough to be a gate. If not, he goes.
If he goes...dunno where. Does one actually EAT banty roos? Is there enough on them to actually eat? Cant eat Toes, though. Will have to find him somewhere to go.
