I found Selma on the coop floor, being pecked at, with wounds mainly on her right wing...needless to say I scooped her right up and brought her inside. She's in a large cat carrier with all the necessities, but I feel bad for her there!
Yesterday morning I heard it...slight wheezing. Lethargic and discharge from her nostrils confirmed it; she's sick. Is this why she's molting? So now I've got her on antibiotics.
This morning, I took her out to stretch and she walked around a lot more than she has in the last 48hrs...so hopefully she's going in the right direction.
Keep your fingers crossed and I will update with a pathetic photo later.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
2011 brings first molt
My poor Selma. A couple of days ago, I thought I might have lost a chicken due to predator....nope, all were accounted for. It was just Selma losing tons of feathers. I read on BYC.com that some can go completely bare and others have had theirs die due to how hard a molt they had and what time of year it was.... I'm not going to let that happen!!!!
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