floppysquirrel04
Crowing
I found a very gruesome scene when I fed my 14 week old Easter Eggers today. They are still in a temporary pen, and it’s not as protected as I’d like it to be. Their new one will be finished this week. They also choose sleep outside . Anyway, when I went over there the first thing I saw was feathers laying on the ground, more than usual. All of them were moving, so I didn’t think much more had happened than a scuffle with each other. Nope, one of them was limping very bad when I fed them. Upon inspection, her crop is hanging off her through her skin, and her leg is completely gone. There’s a huge hole in her, and she smells like death. She won’t make it, we are going to put her out of her misery . I separated her, and went to check on the others. I moved them into a completely protected and covered trailer. One of the others also hasn’t escaped unharmed, unfortunately. Dublin, as I call her, had a thumb-sized gash under her beak. I sprayed Blu-Kote on it, but it looks pretty bad. She’s still running around, walking fine. She tried to eat a little food too. Will I need to put her down as well? I hope not, but I can see the gash thru her throat if I look into her beak. Please help!