This is my second hen to have a predator problem. I don't know which is worse, having one just disappear like the first one, or finding an injured one still alive.
It was almost dark when I saw her on the ground, on her back. There were feathers everywhere, and more feathers close to the coop where I think she was attacked. I was just going out to close them up for the night when I found her. I couldn't really see what was wrong, but she held up her head and actually bit at me when I picked her up, probably because I hurt her by touching her injured parts. Possibly her one wing and one side on the back are injured but I still can't tell how bad.
Do you think it is OK to leave her in the coop, in a large crate, until morning? I can't bear the thought of killing her, but I also don't want her to suffer.
It was almost dark when I saw her on the ground, on her back. There were feathers everywhere, and more feathers close to the coop where I think she was attacked. I was just going out to close them up for the night when I found her. I couldn't really see what was wrong, but she held up her head and actually bit at me when I picked her up, probably because I hurt her by touching her injured parts. Possibly her one wing and one side on the back are injured but I still can't tell how bad.
Do you think it is OK to leave her in the coop, in a large crate, until morning? I can't bear the thought of killing her, but I also don't want her to suffer.