Neglected Chickens

[pthur1]

My neighbors moved out about 2 weeks ago and yesterday we found that they had left their chickens. One chicken is dead and it looks like the chicken that lived was eating it. We got the chicken electrolyte balancer to put in the water and chicken feed. We removed the dead chicken from their coop. Is there anything else I should do for the remaining chicken in the short term. I plan to take the chicken in. Also, are the chicken lays safe to eat after it ate a dead chicken for 2 weeks?

 

[Lemon-Drop]

I don’t know... that’s super sad!

 

[cluckmecoop7]

That is terrible that they left their chickens behind. You are awesome for helping the last one out!

In my honest opinion, I wouldn't eat the eggs for a week or two. But that's just me. I'm not sure if it is really safe or not, I just wouldn't.

Again, thank you for taking care of her. Pictures?

 

[pthur1]

 

[pthur1]

That is terrible that they left their chickens behind. You are awesome for helping the last one out!

In my honest opinion, I wouldn't eat the eggs for a week or two. But that's just me. I'm not sure if it is really safe or not, I just wouldn't.

Again, thank you for taking care of her. Pictures?

Thank you for the input. I won't eat the eggs for a little while.

 

[Sally PB]

Thank you for caring for her. So sad that her buddy didn't make it.

Hugs for you and your new girl.

How could people just LEAVE their animals behind??

 

[pthur1]

Thank you for caring for her. So sad that her buddy didn't make it.

Hugs for you and your new girl.

How could people just LEAVE their animals behind??

I don't know. It's sad, just trying to do my best.

 

[Shannon Robinson50]

Why would someone abandon confined birds is beyond me. Here we almost care for our animals before we care for ourselves. We have a responsibility to them.

 

[ChicNmom]

People are awful sometimes.

Glad you could save one.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

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That's just terrible. You're the one who put the food container in there, right?