- Sep 4, 2013
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Good morning- on January 4th, our neighbors dog ( we first thought was a coyote but just found out otherwise) mauled our rooster. He had extensive injuries and is STILL recovering in our dining room in a dog crate. He is much better, the stitches were just taken out, and feathers are starting to grown again. Combined with his antibiotics, we are using nustock to place on his back and neck for all the wounds which are scabbing over but still remain. We have just started reintroducing him to the "ladies" with the other rooster ( which is also in a dog crate next to him) and so far, they have remained in their "place" with the hens. I have noticed that he is still tired and doesn't have as much energy as the other chickens and is quite happy to return to his crate and lay down.
Ever since the accident, his crow sounds like a kazoo. It is getting stronger ( louder) but he still has the same kazoo sounding voice instead of a crow. The vet looked at him and said she didn't think anything was punctured but now we can't be sure. She also thought maybe he was eating something and it got stuck when the attack happened. Any ideas?
What can we do about the neighbors dog. I will take responsibility for my part in that they were (we now have a coop/pen) free ranged , but the neighbors dog came back on our property yesterday .
Thank you for your input
Ever since the accident, his crow sounds like a kazoo. It is getting stronger ( louder) but he still has the same kazoo sounding voice instead of a crow. The vet looked at him and said she didn't think anything was punctured but now we can't be sure. She also thought maybe he was eating something and it got stuck when the attack happened. Any ideas?
What can we do about the neighbors dog. I will take responsibility for my part in that they were (we now have a coop/pen) free ranged , but the neighbors dog came back on our property yesterday .
Thank you for your input