Re: Neighbors dog got in my chickens

On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:44:04 -0600, hal wrote:

> A dachshund.  Always hated those little sh**s.  This dingbat was walking
> her dog and let him run off leash sniffing around my chicken pen.  The
> thing found a loose spot under the wire and went in and followed them
> right into the coop.  Mauled two of them.  A young rooster got chewed up
> behind one wing.  His back looks kinda bloody. A young hen was laying on
> her side, looking alert but unable to walk. These are Rhode Island reds,
> about 5-6 weeks old.  Do I need to kill the injured ones or can I give
> them awhile to see if they recover?
> 
> Hal

Had a young chicken that had a big wound under one wing from a skunk 
bite.  Flies laid eggs on the wound and the maggots ate all the dead 
tissue keeping the site clean.  She lived and thrived.