Traumatized Chicken after dog attacked another. Panting, lethargic

[User690263]

Ok, she's drinking now. and Standing. I feel better..... but will keep an eye

Good luck! I hope she recovers quickly

 

[Anon112]

Like others have said, it mostly sounds like shock. I'd consider offering a scrambled egg, some mash, and fresh water.

I agree with other posters that there's a chance she could have an injury such as a muscle strain from trying to get away or landing wrong. Once she gets more back to normal, I'd watch carefully to see if she is walking okay.

 

[Libbazoid]

Thanks so much. She's in a dark crate in the garage now, just added some treats with her water, she's still panting, but was able to stand on her own so that's good.
I"ll try to report back. Damn bird dogs.

Good luck!

Vera passed last night. I don't know what else I could have done. Its a sad day.

 

[FunClucks]

Vera passed last night. I don't know what else I could have done. Its a sad day.

Oh no! Sounds like she had internal injuries - it's not something you can treat at home, and most vets won't do it either. There really wasn't anything you could do. At least you made her last days peaceful. I'm so sorry you lost her. Sending you supportive thoughts.

If/when you feel up to it, if you post pictures of your coop and run setup and tell how the dogs got in, we can help give suggestions on how to make your space more secure. So sorry this happened.

It's always the ones we love the most that seem to die first.

 

[Libbazoid]

I had to build a cattle panel fence to separate dogs from whole chicken area. Dog got in at the very edge by that pink piece of granite (just put that there for now). The bigger tarped pen is wrapped in hardware cloth, the tunnels are hardware cloth but I get how they're weak points. I ordered a larger enclosure to house the whole coop, and will shorten the tunnels to cut out the weak points. I've had zero issues from wild predators, literally just this one dog that goes complete kamikaze. She found a weak spot in the tarped pen to tunnel, and got lucky. My remaining 2 ladies seem to be ok, eating, trying to lay. They have been the steadiest layers. I have 4 new chicks in my garage and I'll need to get another small coop, so just fortifying what I can.