StephCol
In the Brooder
- Apr 18, 2020
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Good afternoon... six days ago a neighbor’s husky mix dog attacked my small backyard flock (7 hens and a rooster). One of my hens was killed but my husband drove up and saw the dog with my rooster in his mouth.
Big Red is not too keen on coming near us and often herds the hens to the back bushes when we are in the backyard in the evenings... so when he was attacked I was not able to check in him until he was in the coop for the night. At that time,I was able to see a large wound on his back, missing tail and back feathers and two wounds on both sides of the tail base. I irrigated the wound really well with peroxide. Every night I have checked, no flies. No maggots. No redness/swelling. Honestly the wounds seem to be healing well, I am spraying Vetericyn Plus on the wounds without much fight from him. He is eating and drinking but today... he is acting very lethargic, sleeping while standing and his remaining tail feathers are drooping. He does perk up when I go to check on him but with him even letting me near him is very weird. I plan on taking him to the vet on Monday (they are the only farm vets in the area and do not have emergency services for the public) but seeing as this is my first time with chickens, I worry that he is in pain and that I am not doing enough for him. Any pointers or things to check/do in the interim will put this animal lovers heart at ease. Even if it is to prepare for his ultimate death, I just want to do right by him seeing as he was being the best protector to my flock.
thank you!
Big Red is not too keen on coming near us and often herds the hens to the back bushes when we are in the backyard in the evenings... so when he was attacked I was not able to check in him until he was in the coop for the night. At that time,I was able to see a large wound on his back, missing tail and back feathers and two wounds on both sides of the tail base. I irrigated the wound really well with peroxide. Every night I have checked, no flies. No maggots. No redness/swelling. Honestly the wounds seem to be healing well, I am spraying Vetericyn Plus on the wounds without much fight from him. He is eating and drinking but today... he is acting very lethargic, sleeping while standing and his remaining tail feathers are drooping. He does perk up when I go to check on him but with him even letting me near him is very weird. I plan on taking him to the vet on Monday (they are the only farm vets in the area and do not have emergency services for the public) but seeing as this is my first time with chickens, I worry that he is in pain and that I am not doing enough for him. Any pointers or things to check/do in the interim will put this animal lovers heart at ease. Even if it is to prepare for his ultimate death, I just want to do right by him seeing as he was being the best protector to my flock.
thank you!
Here’s hoping Big Red makes a full recovery soon! 
Glad you joined.
