Late last year one of dogs got out of his kennel that he had been in for three years. He was a pitt bull and he tried tearing into one of my tractors. I just happened to be out there when it happened. He got one of my chickens through the wire and ripped her wing off. I was screaming and hitting this dog as hard as I could. I was clearly no match for this dogs strenth. My neighbors and my SO finally heard me and showed up to help and the dog got hold of her other wing and he ripped this wing to shreads. There were seven other chickens in the tractor at the time. I am greatful that I was able to keep them from being attacked. I suffer from anorexia so this dog outweighed me. While the attack was going on I thought he had her by her head. Everything was going so fast.
Once my SO got the dog away from my chickens all I could do was sit on the ground and try and catch my breath. After a minute or so I saw my poor Sadie just sittting there. She was alive. I couldn't beleive it. I first treated her for shock. Once I realized she was going to make it past the shock I then took her to my vet {which doesn't treat chickens} When I went into the vets office I hid her inside my coat just to make it past the office manager to get to see the vet. I needed antibiotics and I needed them quickly. He put her on tetracycline but I wasn't able to talk him into removing the other wing. He did offer advice on how to tie the wing off. I will PM you the rest of this post.
Once my SO got the dog away from my chickens all I could do was sit on the ground and try and catch my breath. After a minute or so I saw my poor Sadie just sittting there. She was alive. I couldn't beleive it. I first treated her for shock. Once I realized she was going to make it past the shock I then took her to my vet {which doesn't treat chickens} When I went into the vets office I hid her inside my coat just to make it past the office manager to get to see the vet. I needed antibiotics and I needed them quickly. He put her on tetracycline but I wasn't able to talk him into removing the other wing. He did offer advice on how to tie the wing off. I will PM you the rest of this post.