I just finished nursing back to health my sweet hen named Fancy Pants! She was attacked by a dog a month ago. If I had been here when it happened I would have taken her to be put out of her misery but, my husband had called me and told me she was fine ...just lost some feathers. I had rescued her and her 4 sisters 5 years ago. I had never had hens before but someone had moved from their home and left them to die. They were alone about a week so one of the neighbors came to me for help. Everyone knew I did pit bull rescue for 5 years and had kept 4 myself ...they also knew I could never let an animal suffer. I had to learn fast and have loved every minute with these silly hens. They follow me around like a puppy. Anyway, I was told she just lost feathers so when I came home 4 hours later!!!!...of course I scooped her up out of her coop to love her and say goodnight. I was petting her and felt so,etching wet! Long story short...she spent the night in an emergency vet in their ICU. Broken wing and huge hole in her back 3" by 2"...took a month but she is now all sewed up...I only have the two left...Fancy and Henny Penny. Now that I thought I could take a breath my other girl is showing weird signs....started by stretching her neck and opening and shutting her mouth...no, nothing was stuck...next day she was acting confused. I thought she had gone blind because she couldn't get bet beak in her food bowl so I held it up to her beak so she would eat. Then she stopped eating so I scrambled an egg with her regular mash and fed it to her. Last night I picked her up and when I set her down she couldn't stand or balance... I can not figure out why she is like this...she was completely healthy just last week...calling me in the morning for her mash! Anyone know what is wrong with her?
