That possum clawed one of my old girls! Help⁉️

[webbysmeme]

Here's a picture of today.

 

[webbysmeme]

Oh, I didn't realize she was blind......did I miss that somewhere?
Do you hand feed/water her all the time then, like before this attack?

I said she is blind in post #11-12?

 

[Ginmary]

Here's a picture of today.

WOW! That looks soooo much better. You've done an amazing job.

 

[dalasgalas]

This was a long informative read. You did a great job caring for this little chicken.

 

[Eggcessive]

When I have a chicken in a crate, since water is spilled easily, I use a large plastic coffee can kept filled near the top. It is heavy, and hard to spill if placed on the floor away from pine shavings or bedding. She might be able to smell the water and find it there. The food can go in a separate can.

It would be interesting to see any pictures of the eyes, since it can be helpful if they are blind from Mareks or something else. Glad that she seems to be healing.

 

[ChickenObsession]

I shot him last night. Sorry. I'm just so tired of all these critters harassing my girls.

I would have done the same thing

 

[ChickenObsession]

Ok, there's what we have to work with. Do you think it's too bad? Do you think we can help her? I don't want her to suffer needlessly. I'm not real sure about the body parts, but to me, it looks like her "vent" is tore up too. What do you think? I moved them from the basement into the guest room. I put a heater in front of the crate. Just until she's completely dry. Bless her heart, she was pretty good after she got use to the water. I know she enjoyed it. She fell asleep a couple of times.
My husband says I'm going overboard. He was upset because I bathed her in the kitchen sink. Then he heard her in the bedroom and really went off. I told him a few choice words and he left for work mad. Oh well! I don't care. I feel like we are their caretakers. No matter what.

These two old girls have had a horrible life. You can tell by the shape they are in. Their feet are all deformed and they are both blind. I bought them at a town auction. Everybody says I made a big mistake. I don't see it that way. I see it as I saved their lives. I plan on giving them the best life I can for as long as I can. They love all the special attention they get. I have 15 hens. When I take them treats, the old girls get a dish of their own. I sit there with them until they have had all they want, other wise they would get pushed away. I go out several times a day to make sure they are drinking water. I swish my fingers in it so they can hear it. And here they'll come! The same with food, I tap my nails on the feeder. It's got to be so scary being blind. I don't want them to be scared anymore. When I first brought them home, every time they heard the door open or footsteps, they would jump and start walking in a circle. They were so pitiful. So, you see why I need to do the best I can. They deserve it. I know that God put me there at that auction just for them. I had never been to one before.
And at that time, I needed something in my life. I wasn't sure what. Now I know. I needed them as much as they did me. And we still do. I have to do everything I can to help her heal up properly. So, hang in there with us. Help me make it easier on her. If y'all say it's a lost cause, I'll listen, I'll take her to the vet and have her put down. But, if you think there's a chance for recovery I will do whatever I have to to make it happen.
I'm so sorry I've just gone on and on. I know every one of you are asleep right now. I do hope this gets read! I've put my whole heart out here, but, I figure if y'all are kind enough to try to help so many people. You need to know a little bit about the people you are helping. You are appreciated so much.
Kim

thank you for being so honest

 

[ChickenObsession]

amazon.com will have it. Be sure to get the vitamins and probiotics too. You add them to their water.

 

[ChickenObsession]

I didn't know opossums could do something like this

 

[webbysmeme]

I didn't know opossums could do something like this

I never dreamed they would do this. And I'm pretty sure this was done with a swipe of a paw, you can see nail prints in the first few pictures.

I would have done the same thing

Thank you. I know a lot of people want to trap critters and relocate them. I just couldn't do that in this

This same chicken had problems I posted on May 22nd! I thought she was a goner that time two.
I offended a few people by calling these two old girls "my retarded chickens" because when they get upset, they turn in circles. I am so sorry now, that I talked about them like that. I'm much closer to them now because I have to do the extra stuff for them.

Here are some pictures from past problems I've had with this same old girl. There is a picture of the beautiful rooster that attacked me and the results of that.
The fourth and fifth pics are of this old girl, when I thought she had had a heat stroke. She bounced right back from that.