It was 3AM and my dad was getting a drink of water in the kitchen when he noticed our cats looking out the window to our backyard. A dog got into our yard and somehow managed to get into our chicken coop. Our rooster fought for his life and is badly injured (unfortunately, we lost 2 hens and only one survived unharmed). We are all really heartbroken and I don't know how to help my rooster. He was bleeding pretty bad, but with some hydrogen peroxide, I managed to see that the dog only managed to pluck out his feathers and graze him on his back, but no deep wounds. My rooster ran straight into the garage the moment we opened it and hid under some boxes. I had to search for my hens and only found one hiding by the house. It hurts to think of what they just experienced when they were sleeping. Three years of owning our hens and nothing like this has ever happened. It's both angering and heartbreaking. We're going to investigate what might have happened for that dog to appear so late at night and manage to get into the coop. So far we know that thing can jump pretty high fences.
Is there a way to treat my rooster back to good health? All we did was pour peroxide for now, but if there's more we can do, I would love more advice. He is eating and drank some water and we gave him a few raisins to help calm down. We have him locked in a kennel and our hen is sleeping in the garage. He's a great boy and seeing him in this condition just breaks me.
Is there a way to treat my rooster back to good health? All we did was pour peroxide for now, but if there's more we can do, I would love more advice. He is eating and drank some water and we gave him a few raisins to help calm down. We have him locked in a kennel and our hen is sleeping in the garage. He's a great boy and seeing him in this condition just breaks me.