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Minor (Chicken) Emergency
Gafoto
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So I'm housesitting for my boss this weekend. He left this afternoon to fly to Chicago and left me in charge of his dog and his chickens. I let all the animals out half an hour ago, went out to my car to grab something and found his dog gnawing on one of the chickens. I chased the dog off and chained it up. The chicken is still alive, breathing heavily. The dog gnawed some feathers off but I can't see any blood or obvious injury. The chicken is laying there, with its eyes open and makes an attempt to move around a little every once in a while.
I left a message with my boss about it, but is there anything I can do? I think I'll try to move the chicken into her coop once it starts getting dark, they instinctively want to be there at night so I figure that might prevent it from flopping around too much.
I left a message with my boss about it, but is there anything I can do? I think I'll try to move the chicken into her coop once it starts getting dark, they instinctively want to be there at night so I figure that might prevent it from flopping around too much.
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If it does die, be responsible and upfront about it. Tell him what happened. People with dogs and chickens usually have either experienced this before, or it opens there eyes. I really don't see where they could logistically blame you. But this chicken doesn't sound like a family pet. Anyways, I hope for the best.
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Anyway, until you get it to a vet (if you do take it), I think you've done all you can.
Then again, some farms keep chickens in tiny little cages.
I already left my boss a message. I just feel bad because he just left for a weekend vacation in Chicago. He knows his dog is a total pain in the ass when it comes to messing with things. Heck, once I got the dog off the chicken it came in the house and started chewing on one of my socks, then a rug and then started going through the garbage that was out front. I can't fathom how he can stand the dog.
I would separate it from the other chickens though, they do have a nasty habit of attacking the weak.
But, it probably comes as a bigger shock to you seeing it happen than to your boss. If you have chickens, once in a while one will get eaten by something. It's kinda part of having chickens, they make very easy prey and between wandering cats, unleashed dogs, and wild predators they're never completely safe. Even armadillos are known to kill them, and they normally have a problem with anything bigger than a cricket.
Some breeds of chickens will peck each other to death when one gets injured. It's usually best to separate an injured animal.
You may want to check with your boss.
Your boss may be keeping them for food. Like... delicious chicken wings. I feel like an ass for saying that, but, that's uh life. Sucks that it happened. Dogs are like the worst pain in the ass when it comes to animals they can actually catch.
Uh...hmm...relevance to the post....How is your boss taking this?
There was mention of a coop, so, I'd imagine they're being used for eggs at the least.
Dogs love nothing more than a delicious chicken.
Funny story. One of their dogs really loved to carry chickens off into the woods on their property -- not eat them or attack them, just carry them off. My wife's dad would discover at the end of a day that there was a chicken missing and would confront the dog. The dog would skulk and act guilty for awhile but after pressing would eventually lead the way into the woods where a completely unharmed chicken would be sitting where it had been dropped.
Hell, chicks do this. Fucking day old baby chicks will peck each other to death.
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The chickens are for eggs. They're kinda pets too. Pretty sure my boss is bummed about it, but probably will mend his broken heart. He knows his dog is crazy on a daily basis.
Pretty sure I'm not about to butcher an already dead chicken. The coyotes will probably end up eating it, but thems the breaks. At least it got to travel in the afterlife. I buried it at the top of the Book Cliffs.
That chicken has been dead for like nearly 24 hours, right? I don't think it'd edible any more..
How long do you think the chickens in your grocery store have been dead for?
They were also immediately gutted and cleaned.
And not chewed up by a dog. I hope.