Puppy attacks pullet and ripped the feathers out of her back but she's still alive.

[akroberts1085]

Sorry about your pullet. How old is she? Has she started laying yet? Can she stand and walk? Look for any puncture wounds that may be hidden under feathers. Offer her fluids and some watery chicken crumbles and cooked egg to her every 2-3 hours right up to her beak. If she is in shock give some electrolytes or a little water with 1/2 tsp of sugar.

She's almost 5 months old and she is able to walk, she's even trying to fly. She's also eating and drinking so she should be okay. Of course that's not the way it always goes but I am just doing everything I can for her. I think she's a black sex link and easter egger mix. She's so beautiful and I really don't want to lose her because of her adorable little chipmunk cheeks. Hence her name.

 

[2 Acres]

I'm considering it as an option.

Dogs and chickens don't normally mix. Just like dogs and rabbits.

 

[akroberts1085]

Dogs and chickens don't normally mix

I know but my dog Wally is so excellent with the chickens and the ducks. I think Whiner might have been trying to play with her and then took it too far. He's lucky he's not being plucked right now.

 

[akroberts1085]

Cheeks is an olive egger. She even laid an egg today. Yeah Cheeks.

 

[FarmerGirl101]

I know but my dog Wally is so excellent with the chickens and the ducks. I think Whiner might have been trying to play with her and then took it too far. He's lucky he's not being plucked right now.

Just supervise them when together. My dog is terrible when they are in the brooder (super high prey drive) but an angel when they are in the run and free ranging. He rarely chases them anymore but does do it occasionally. However, my roosters hate him so they love to attack him and he fights back and grabs a mouthful of feathers each time. So he is no longer allowed to be in alone with them unless it's for a few minutes and they are on opposite sides of the orchard. If your dog is good with them the vast majority of the time I wouldn't be too concerned.

 

[akroberts1085]

Just supervise them when together. My dog is terrible when they are in the brooder (super high prey drive) but an angel when they are in the run and free ranging. He rarely chases them anymore but does do it occasionally. However, my roosters hate him so they love to attack him and he fights back and grabs a mouthful of feathers each time. So he is no longer allowed to be in alone with them unless it's for a few minutes and they are on opposite sides of the orchard. If your dog is good with them the vast majority of the time I wouldn't be too concerned.

Thank you. I have been keeping a close eye on Whiner because of this. He's just lucky he's not being plucked right now

 

[akroberts1085]

Cheeks' cheeks are so adorable

 

[TJAnonymous]

Chiming in because, sadly, I have dealt with this before... But remember that ultimately every dog and situation is different.

I have a Husky-Great Pyrenees mix named Freya. From the time we brought her home at 8 weeks old, she was around my chickens. Never had a problem until she turned about 11 months old. I had a chick (6-8 weeks old) get into our fenced backyard. Freya chased and caught it. She was carrying it around, alive, in her mouth when I realized she had it. I took it away and it was unhurt. A few weeks later, she got another chick... They were small and getting through gaps under the fence. Anyway, she killed the 2nd one and ate half of it. When I tried to take it away, she growled and snapped at me (resource guarding). From that point forward, I assumed my chickens were no longer safe around her. If one managed to fly in the backyard, she would routinely chase it. I always managed to intervene and she never killed another.

However, when Freya turned 2 yrs old, things changed. She no longer tried to chase them if one flew in the backyard. This December, she will be 6 years old. She doesn't chase or show any interest in my chickens UNLESS she is transferring her frustration because of something else. For example, if she sees a stray cat or dog or stranger close to our house and she can't get to it, she will redirect that frustration on anything else around, including our other dog - Odin - or any nearby chickens. If they are even close to the fence, she will charge them. But only as redirected frustration... Otherwise she completely ignores them.

So ultimately I think her earlier behavior with chasing and killing my chickens was primarily PUPPY RELATED behavior. Since she was corrected whenever it happened and routinely told afterwards to leave them alone, she has ultimately grown out of that behavior...minus the exception which is normal (albeit unsatisfactory) dog behavior.

If Whiner is displaying puppy behavior, there is a chance it can be corrected and grown out of... But it's a long, slow process you have to be prepared for.

 

[akroberts1085]

Chiming in because, sadly, I have dealt with this before... But remember that ultimately every dog and situation is different.

I have a Husky-Great Pyrenees mix named Freya. From the time we brought her home at 8 weeks old, she was around my chickens. Never had a problem until she turned about 11 months old. I had a chick (6-8 weeks old) get into our fenced backyard. Freya chased and caught it. She was carrying it around, alive, in her mouth when I realized she had it. I took it away and it was unhurt. A few weeks later, she got another chick... They were small and getting through gaps under the fence. Anyway, she killed the 2nd one and ate half of it. When I tried to take it away, she growled and snapped at me (resource guarding). From that point forward, I assumed my chickens were no longer safe around her. If one managed to fly in the backyard, she would routinely chase it. I always managed to intervene and she never killed another.

However, when Freya turned 2 yrs old, things changed. She no longer tried to chase them if one flew in the backyard. This December, she will be 6 years old. She doesn't chase or show any interest in my chickens UNLESS she is transferring her frustration because of something else. For example, if she sees a stray cat or dog or stranger close to our house and she can't get to it, she will redirect that frustration on anything else around, including our other dog - Odin - or any nearby chickens. If they are even close to the fence, she will charge them. But only as redirected frustration... Otherwise she completely ignores them.

So ultimately I think her earlier behavior with chasing and killing my chickens was primarily PUPPY RELATED behavior. Since she was corrected whenever it happened and routinely told afterwards to leave them alone, she has ultimately grown out of that behavior...minus the exception which is normal (albeit unsatisfactory) dog behavior.

If Whiner is displaying puppy behavior, there is a chance it can be corrected and grown out of... But it's a long, slow process you have to be prepared for.

Thank you so much for that. I was so angry and I just felt like I was going to seriously hurt him, but since she's doing so good I'm hoping that I can make him a better dog. Wally tried to chase after Little One after I startled her but since then he just goes with the flow. I'm hoping Whiner will do the same. He's so cute and I know that he could be a really good dog. I felt like I just lost my heart when I seen her on the lawn and I genuinely thought she was dead but to my relief she was still breathing. It was so scary and the best thing is she is still going good. I gave her a bowl of water and she has just now stopped drinking water. I transferred the 3 month old chicks to a small coop and was going to put Whiner in the crate but decided that I can't put Cheeks back outside right now because of the open wounds on her back and the other chickens as well as the rodents would help her die and no I am not okay with that. So now she's in the dog crate.

 

[chickengr]

apply blue kote or iodine a few times a day till she heals. it seems she has no wound which is good. I always give some honey water when accidents happen.