Araucana Nest
FreeBird
What I call seriously injured would be beyond calling anyone or asking for advice. It would be an act of mercy to end the suffering. If they are very close to death, I gently move them to a dark, cool place and let them die quietly without the crawling fire ants that begin to eat the carcass while the bird is still alive. In the winter they would go into my greenhouse. In the summer I would bring them into the utility room If they are beyond help but not actively dying, I’d dispatch them with a .22.
Most injuries that are not life threatening I treat with whatever it is they need. Having had many vet calls over the years, I have quite a little pharmacy going here. My farm vet can treat simple chicken things and there is an avian vet supposedly in a town within driving distance if I needed one but I try to research online and treat symptomatically first. That is usually all that is needed.
Of course there are always new things. I asked on here when I thought Hamilton had Bumble foot this year -it didn’t look exactly like it was- turned out it was a fracture. There was another time, I asked about something and received no answer either time so that isn’t my go to protocol.
Most injuries that are not life threatening I treat with whatever it is they need. Having had many vet calls over the years, I have quite a little pharmacy going here. My farm vet can treat simple chicken things and there is an avian vet supposedly in a town within driving distance if I needed one but I try to research online and treat symptomatically first. That is usually all that is needed.
Of course there are always new things. I asked on here when I thought Hamilton had Bumble foot this year -it didn’t look exactly like it was- turned out it was a fracture. There was another time, I asked about something and received no answer either time so that isn’t my go to protocol.