What type of predator done this? Warning: Graphic

[Greyfox Farm]

The poor girl! I hope she pulls through.

Best guess, put out a trap and I'm guessing you'll get a raccoon. She probably was close to an opening and a coon reached in and grabbed whatever it could. Please keep us posted on her recovery, and hopefully on the predator kill.

 

[Darlagips]

You know I used Vetericyn on one of my geese that got torn up like this. It worked wonders. My good was torn up by a dog though. Still, it did look like that. I hope she heals up nicely.

 

[MaineGigi]

Omg'sh, thats sad.... but I would deff give her a chance. I had one that was dragged halfway under the fence and she was a mess, my husband wanted to put her out of her misery thinking she was going to die but she made it and is doing great!! Don't underestimate her, she may pull thru just fine and your doing alot for her. Good luck!
~Gigi

 

[TheJadeChicken]

Thank you everybody. After I removed all those bandages. She walked all over the kitchen after visiting with the turkey poults. I also rushed to the dollar general. I got some bandage tape, and some marshmellows for the trap. She drank more water and I felt of her crop and she has a small amount of food.

The positive things of having a mother that was a nurse for along time.

 

[bj taylor]

that's terrible. poor baby.
my first question is are you sure the 2 roosters didn't get carried away?. the reason i ask this is (i'm new to roosters) if they get caught up in a competition maybe she became the target for their aggression - do you have enough girls to support two roosters?

my second thought is i too would try to save her. i have one that survived being attacked by my dog. i put blu-kote on her wounds. it's an antiseptic & it camoflages the wounds so the others won't pick at it. I didn't pull her out of the bunch. she would become a stranger to them & integration of one to a flock can be really tough.

i left my girl w/the rest of the flock after making sure they would not pick on her. they in fact seemed to look after her. she was able to heal and remain a part of the flock. she wasn't able to get on the roost for awhile, so i made a place for her on the floor where she could be comfortable. she had a strong will to live. today she's a sassy little brat.

good luck.

 

[Jubilee1111]

Quote: In my experience, it's better to keep the wound open so air can get to it. I had a 3 month old chick get it's neck skin torn completely open by a coon.... it was a big loose flap of skin and feathers from head to shoulder. Cleansed it every day and put a very thin layer of neosporin on it and the skin granulated all on it's own. It appeared that the new skin grew under the old skin but somehow it all eventually came together and those feathers that were on the flap never fell out.

Good luck with your trap. Mine has been set every night and I haven't caught anything... I REALLY want to find a coon in there one morning!

 

[leadwolf1]

I would bait the trap with cat food or tuna. They smell super yummy and man does that smell carry on the wind.!! Good luck and I'm so sorry to hear about your girl. You are doing a great job with her. Sometimes, I think that the quiet, darkened, safe place is the best medicine!

 

[TheJadeChicken]

that's terrible. poor baby.
my first question is are you sure the 2 roosters didn't get carried away?. the reason i ask this is (i'm new to roosters) if they get caught up in a competition maybe she became the target for their aggression - do you have enough girls to support two roosters?

my second thought is i too would try to save her. i have one that survived being attacked by my dog. i put blu-kote on her wounds. it's an antiseptic & it camoflages the wounds so the others won't pick at it. I didn't pull her out of the bunch. she would become a stranger to them & integration of one to a flock can be really tough.

i left my girl w/the rest of the flock after making sure they would not pick on her. they in fact seemed to look after her. she was able to heal and remain a part of the flock. she wasn't able to get on the roost for awhile, so i made a place for her on the floor where she could be comfortable. she had a strong will to live. today she's a sassy little brat.

good luck.

In my experience, it's better to keep the wound open so air can get to it. I had a 3 month old chick get it's neck skin torn completely open by a coon.... it was a big loose flap of skin and feathers from head to shoulder. Cleansed it every day and put a very thin layer of neosporin on it and the skin granulated all on it's own. It appeared that the new skin grew under the old skin but somehow it all eventually came together and those feathers that were on the flap never fell out.

Good luck with your trap. Mine has been set every night and I haven't caught anything... I REALLY want to find a coon in there one morning!

Okay, I may just do that.

I would bait the trap with cat food or tuna. They smell super yummy and man does that smell carry on the wind.!! Good luck and I'm so sorry to hear about your girl. You are doing a great job with her. Sometimes, I think that the quiet, darkened, safe place is the best medicine!

We tried a mixture of wet and dry cat food, plus tuna juice with some pieces. Nothing. Even a dead chicken, still nothing. We moved it to the side of the big pen.

 

[TheJadeChicken]

Forgot to mention. Her crop has a small hole some of the water drips out of it, is why for the steri-strips. :/

 

[real_redhead]

Poor thing, I hope you get something in your trap! I have been trying for a week to catch the coon hanging around my place and no luck. I had a hen get attacked by a dog and I ended up putting her to sleep. after reading some of the success stories here I wished I had tried saving her!