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Expert: Abi - 4/19/2008


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YESTERDAY AT AROUND 4.00, OUR BANTAM HEN WAS ATTACKED BY A FOX. I SCARED IT AWAY, BUT SHE HAS SUSTAINED A WOUND UNDER HER WING, AND HAS A HARD LUMP ON HER CHEST. SHE IS WEAK, BUT IS DRINKING A LITTLE. WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP HER?
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You'll need to get her an antibiotic solution to put in her water from your vets. Or you can get your vet to give her an injection to stop the wound from getting infected. Try to encourage her to eat- chickens can eat almost anything; you can even try to give her a little catfood if it will encourage her to eat.

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I CAN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS ON ANIMALS OTHER THAN CHICKENS/DUCKS/GEESE- I WILL TRY BUT THEY ARE NOT MY SPECIALIST SUBJECT- PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME QUESTIONS ABOUT BUDGIES, FINCHES, PARROTS, COCKATIELS OR OTHER 'EXOTIC' BIRDS. I can answer questions on pretty much all CHICKEN breeds, including fancy and bantam birds. I can give advice on how to get the best egg production, brightest yolk colours and darkest egg shell colours, breeding (using broody hens, not incubators), bird problems/illnesses. I can give advice on all aspects of basic chicken care but I breed chickens for my own pleasure only, I do not often show or sell my birds.

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I own and breed a wide range of chickens, but I speciallise in cochins and crevecour bantams; crevecours have a large crest (an afro!) so I can answer questions on problems concerning them; cochins have feathered legs, which leads to no end of problems which I have experienced! I also own a large flock of domestic, rescued 'battery' hens, and a single maran hen, Hilda, who is the matriarch of her flock, so I can give advice on how to get the best colour of maran eggs!

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