- Jul 1, 2013
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Aloha all,
We had a happy family of 3 hens and over the last two months two of them have mysteriously disappeared. We think a dog or feral cats might have gotten them during their sunset promenade. The last hen; Maggie Lay seemed quite lonely, so our friend gave us three 4 month old aracauna/silky cuties. We put them in the coop over night and when we checked in the morning. Maggie Lay had apparently been chasing and pecking at the newbies, and the most petite (and my fave) was just sitting in the middle of the coop doing a weird head bob.
I took her out and put the other two (fast runners) in a dog crate. The lil one had some blood on her head (no big gashes) and seemed unconscious. Her head kept bobbing up and down. We managed to give her water yesterday. Today I have her in my home office with me in a small box. I managed to give her a teeny bit of apple sauce and she has opened her eyes a couple of times (when startled).
I feel terrible and I just want help her get better. Any advice on taking care of this cutie?
We had a happy family of 3 hens and over the last two months two of them have mysteriously disappeared. We think a dog or feral cats might have gotten them during their sunset promenade. The last hen; Maggie Lay seemed quite lonely, so our friend gave us three 4 month old aracauna/silky cuties. We put them in the coop over night and when we checked in the morning. Maggie Lay had apparently been chasing and pecking at the newbies, and the most petite (and my fave) was just sitting in the middle of the coop doing a weird head bob.
I took her out and put the other two (fast runners) in a dog crate. The lil one had some blood on her head (no big gashes) and seemed unconscious. Her head kept bobbing up and down. We managed to give her water yesterday. Today I have her in my home office with me in a small box. I managed to give her a teeny bit of apple sauce and she has opened her eyes a couple of times (when startled).
I feel terrible and I just want help her get better. Any advice on taking care of this cutie?