Chicken Attacked - Advice please

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RobH

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Chicken Attacked - Advice please
« on: May 18, 2010, 21:48 »
Hi all, arrived home today to find one of my chickens have been attacked. It’s the first time it’s happened and I’m not sure by what – our cats have never bothered with them in the past. She’s clearly shocked and looks to have had a good shaking round by the neck. She’s able to wobble about and her head looks to be OK. I’ve put her in a box, in the dark, in the workshop with a bit of food and water. I’ll check her out in the morning.
Any advice please? I guess I will just have to monitor the situation?

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compostqueen

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Re: Chicken Attacked - Advice please
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2010, 23:13 »
If she's not her usual self in the morning I'd get her to a vet for pain relief and antibiotics

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Re: Chicken Attacked - Advice please
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2010, 05:28 »
Rob - Do you think it was a cat/your cat?  I've just bought my first coop and by the weekend the chickens should follow.

My cat is a horror for catching all sorts, even a pigeon a time or two.

Now I'm wondering.

I hope she's already recovered y the time you read this.

Gay

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RobH

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Re: Chicken Attacked - Advice please
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2010, 06:49 »
i dont think it was our cats, they have never really bothered with them in the past. In fact one has no teeth, however she is still a good mouse catcher!

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Sassy

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Re: Chicken Attacked - Advice please
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2010, 08:04 »
whilst not impossible it would be unusual for it to be a cat :(
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted!!


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