Poor chicken was attacked by raccoon after dig under wire barrier

[galrood]

had to take to vet and have euthanized, was a very sad day.​

 

[Wyorp Rock]

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I'm sorry about your hen.
Have you been able to catch the racoon?

 

[CluckerFamily]

Poor girl.
I am so sorry this happened.

 

[Brooks_]

View attachment 2508730View attachment 2508731View attachment 2508730View attachment 2508731 had to take to vet and have euthanized, was a very sad day.​

I am sorry for the trauma you and your bird had to endure.
What kind of price tag did the vet have? If you don't mind me asking.

 

[galrood]

I'm sorry about your hen.
Have you been able to catch the racoon?

Thank you for your response. There are raccoons that come and go some I suspect neighbors eradicate them on their own which is also sad but have to make barrier more predictor proof.
I found the chicken hiding in the corner inside the coop as the other chickens tried to attack it. They can sense a distressed chicjen and will try to kill or even eat them.
The vet said that if I wanted to save it I would have to train it to scoop the food as well as keep it isolated from the others. I thought it more humane to euthanize it.
Owning chickens are rewarding but events like this can happen unfortunately.

 

[galrood]

I am sorry for the trauma you and your bird had to endure.
What kind of price tag did the vet have? If you don't mind me asking.

Thank you for your response. It cost 50.00 to examine and euthanize. At the time I had the money and wanted to do the most humane way.

 

[DouglasB]

You did the right thing, it's not easy.you stepped up and helped her pass peacefully.

 

[spymeg]

I'm sorry about your girl. You did the right thing letting her go peacefully.

 

[Brooks_]

Thank you for your response. It cost 50.00 to examine and euthanize. At the time I had the money and wanted to do the most humane way.

Yeah. I already struggle with the thought of harvesting one of my roos (he's being a bully to another roo). This flock isn't being raised for meat and I imagine that putting down an already traumatized bird would be even harder.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yeah. I already struggle with the thought of harvesting one of my roos (he's being a bully to another roo). This flock isn't being raised for meat and I imagine that putting down an already traumatized bird would be even harder.

For an injured/traumatized bird like that I would use the broostick method (cervical dislocation). Quick and it shouldn't traumatize them.

For a rooster I would decapitate or cut the jugular like you would for butchering unless you are really strong since I've found that they generally have a thicker neck - maybe it's just me.