Chicken caught by fox

Re: Chicken caught by fox

Mark Rowland — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:09:44 GMT

[quote user="Mark Holmes"]Wouldn't suture it over the years I've had cockerills rip all sorts of holes in the chickens, never needed to suture any. Just kept them clean.

[/quote] Never say never. Crop lacerations are common following dog attacks and require repair. That's why I would usually recommend a ga to check if you are allowed and the chook is stable enough. Am I allowed to talk about this. I hope it's not sounding patronising. It's not what I typed its the way I typed it and all. ;-)

Re: Chicken caught by fox

Michael Woodhouse — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:05:19 GMT

May be called a heathen but the 'farmer's friend' oxytet/chlortet spray on the shelf is great. Helps stop other chickens pecking at bloody areas.

Re: Chicken caught by fox

Mark Holmes — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:37:22 GMT

Wouldn't suture it over the years I've had cockerills rip all sorts of holes in the chickens, never needed to suture any. Just kept them clean.

Re: Chicken caught by fox

Esther Rawlinson — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:07:35 GMT

One of my hens got caught by a dog and had a large skin wound across her back. As we didn't find her for 24 hours we didn't suture and it healed beautifully so personally I wouldn't be too worried about suturing.

Re: Chicken caught by fox

Mark Rowland — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:07:29 GMT

That's why I didn't say enrofloxacin, you can put a 7 day egg and 28d meat withhold on most drugs. The baytril bottle specifically says do not use in laying hens, hence the VDS case. Hope that helps.

Re: Chicken caught by fox

Sandra Milburn — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:45:13 GMT

its a pet bird. Yes, am not going to use Enroflox at all in this chook (not supposed to consume eggs of chicken if been Rx with this for the rest of the chickens laying life, as far as I am aware). Not sure the same applies to Marbocyl (but stand to be corrected). Thanks for the advice so far!

Re: Chicken caught by fox

tess — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:30:25 GMT

It it a pet pr a laying bird? There may be some issues with drug use and eggs if they are sold to members of the public. Wasn't there a VDS case about Baytril a while back?

Re: Chicken caught by fox

Mark Rowland — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:48:52 GMT

Marbocyl 10mg/kg Sid, pain relief, fluids and lots of quiet and lower light intensity to destress for a couple of days if there are no really massive wounds. Then ga and evaluate if strong enough of if finances don't allow, monitor response and use f10 gel for the wounds. That's what I would do anyway Goodluck