Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: VeggieVirgin on November 07, 2010, 08:24
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Further to my other thread, Skinny Leghorn made it through the night. She still looks shell-shocked. I tried to give her some water from a pipette, but she absolutely freaked out, started rosey, struggled free and went running around the house. I think that's a good sign. :)
But she feels very hot. I don't know whether that's because of the attack or because she spend the night in a (relatively) warm house. I offered her some mealworms and some water in a dish, but she's not interested.
I'm not sure what to do. She has hardly any feathers left, so I don't know whether she'll be warm enough outside. Do you think she'd be OK in a little broody coop inside a stable? Should I give her aspirin, and if so, how much? Anything else I can do for her?
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Oh no! I'm sorry :(
Sounds like your girl is in a bad way like my Bella. If you look at my thread, someone gave some really practical advice there. Hope she improves today....fingers crossed.
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I think that inside a coop inside a stable will probably be a better environment than the house. Being up and around is certainly a positive sign. Maybe make up some porridge with water and make it 'extra' wet. Put some in a bowl wear she can see (along with a separate bowl of water) it and get to it if she wants and then try to leave her alone as much as possible.
I have given a junior Asprin in the past...although I don't think they are called that any more a pharmacist would understand what you are talking about.
I'll keep my fingers crossed.
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Thanks for replies.
I put her in the broody coop in the stable, and she has eaten some mixed corn and drank quite a lot of water.
She was making a really strange noise - sort of halfway between a cough and a sneeze, but I think she might have been trying to call the other hens.
I'll try the porridge thing later.
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Fingers crossed for you little girl VV.