Zcruzer
In the Brooder
- Feb 24, 2015
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Hi,
I have 8 seven week old chicks. I was taking them out to my garden and putting them in a run, when one of my Buff Orpingtons flew out of my arm. My small dog ran up to the fence, grabbed my chick, and pulled it through the fence. My dog bite it a couple of times but she didn't kill it. I checked my chick and it looks like just a few feathers were pulled out. I have her isolated from the other chicks, because she is very scared of them. She runs away from the other chicks and huddles in a corner. I tried introducing them one-on-one but she does the same thing. I brought her a different food and water dish, but she refuses to eat or drink so i have to dip her beak in the dishes to get her to eat or drink. She basically just sits in place for hours huddled in a ball. She does eat and drink when i dip her beak in the dishes ,but she won't do it on her own. Please help me, I don't know what to do. I can't afford to take her to a vet. I really want to save her ,but if it is hopeless i don't want to put her through any pain.
I have 8 seven week old chicks. I was taking them out to my garden and putting them in a run, when one of my Buff Orpingtons flew out of my arm. My small dog ran up to the fence, grabbed my chick, and pulled it through the fence. My dog bite it a couple of times but she didn't kill it. I checked my chick and it looks like just a few feathers were pulled out. I have her isolated from the other chicks, because she is very scared of them. She runs away from the other chicks and huddles in a corner. I tried introducing them one-on-one but she does the same thing. I brought her a different food and water dish, but she refuses to eat or drink so i have to dip her beak in the dishes to get her to eat or drink. She basically just sits in place for hours huddled in a ball. She does eat and drink when i dip her beak in the dishes ,but she won't do it on her own. Please help me, I don't know what to do. I can't afford to take her to a vet. I really want to save her ,but if it is hopeless i don't want to put her through any pain.