My poor babies :( what do i do for the survivor?

[STEPHANIELAUREN]

so yesterday my mom let our month and a half old chicks out to run around in our yard, we let them out everyday and we always watch them, well yesterday i wasnt home and she walked out to the barn to get the eggs and came back to a massacre. our dogs ( 2 gorgis that have already killed many ducklings ducks and chickens and no one would listen to me when i said to get rid of the,) killed 9 of the chicks including my favorite little chick that had mental problems but was the biggest sweetheart of them all. well finally we are getting rid of those horrible dogs, but we had 2 that survived the attack alive, one was a little br rooster that i got as a packing penut he just has a small cut on his belly that we put triple antibiotic ointment on, but the other is my exchequer(sp?) leghorn pullet, her neck is completely skinned, no bones broken no blood but the skin is all gone, is there anything we can do for her?

 

[sfw2]

Chickens can be remarkably strong, and survive when least expected. If her wounds are clean (you can flush with saline), you can try an antibiotic cream or ointment, and loosely wrap to keep the dirt out. Keep her warm and quiet, and make sure she's drinking. You can also search "wound treatment" in the froum search, and you'll get lots of great information.

Good luck!

 

[KellyHM]

Ditto the above post. I had one that got her neck skinned and I kept it clean and dry. It healed over time. You can apply antibiotic ointment. Just don't put peroxide on it b/c it impedes tissue healing.

 

[AinaWGSD]

I don't have chickens yet, but even though my dogs are VERY well trained and can [usually] be called off a chase there's no way I will trust my dogs unsupervised around chickens. It's MY responsibility to protect both my dogs and my prey species pets from each other. I think it's a shame that the solution for some is to get rid of the dogs for following their natural instincts, but if you aren't able to put in the time training them and constantly supervise around prey species then I guess that's probably the best option for everyone.

 

[valreegrl]

Please don't take this as a criticism....but have you considered putting a little training into the dogs? Or setting up the coop/run so the chickens and dogs are safe
from one another. This may be a win/win since they are many other predators that you cannot control.

Unfortunately, when you mix different species of animals you cannot expect everyone to live cohesively without a little intervention. It is unnatural and they are basically going by instinct.

I would just hate to see the dogs end up in a bad situation at no fault of their own. But, I understand how frustrating it can be for you also.

Please accept my apologies for your loss

It is a sad situation.

 

[STEPHANIELAUREN]

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oh yes we have had many hours of training for the dogs, but all that training goes out the window when they get excited when the chickens and ducks run, they love the chase and now that they have killed it wont stop and its getting worse, also over the 8 1/2 year that weve had them they have continued to pee and poo all over the house, and eat our clothes and no ammount of training has ever been able to cure this, and yesterday was the last straw. of course we will make sure they have a good home, we already have someone that wants to maybe adopt them he is a little old man and lives alone with a corgi the same age as ours and has no other small animals so i think this will be the best solution.


thanks everyone we have her neck covered in antibiotic cream and loosely wrapped with gauze were also giving her vitamins and electrolytes in her water for an extra boost but shes not drinking much right now, i guess only time will tell.