Now those who don't like chickens or don't have pets might not understand my emotional attachment to my chickens.
This morning two dogs came into our yard, and attacked my girls. Two chickens were hurt, one very seriously. I had to call my husband at work to come home, and put the very badly injured girl down. She was a really sweet Rhode Island Red. Scarlet was a nosy little thing who was always the first to come stand at the screen door and talk to us. Her back had been totally ripped up - I could see her spine and internal organs.
The other injured chicken is my Buff girl Maggie, she's now in the house in the dogs crate - I put neosporin on her puncture wounds and she seems to be ok for now.
I'm very attached to my chickens, we got our first 8 almost two years ago - both these girls were from the original 8. We got them as tiny little day olds and kept them in the house and then the enclosed patio for 2 months, till they were big and strong and could live outside.
We have a total of 16 now, and every day we get at least a dozen eggs.
Such a sad day.
This morning two dogs came into our yard, and attacked my girls. Two chickens were hurt, one very seriously. I had to call my husband at work to come home, and put the very badly injured girl down. She was a really sweet Rhode Island Red. Scarlet was a nosy little thing who was always the first to come stand at the screen door and talk to us. Her back had been totally ripped up - I could see her spine and internal organs.
The other injured chicken is my Buff girl Maggie, she's now in the house in the dogs crate - I put neosporin on her puncture wounds and she seems to be ok for now.
I'm very attached to my chickens, we got our first 8 almost two years ago - both these girls were from the original 8. We got them as tiny little day olds and kept them in the house and then the enclosed patio for 2 months, till they were big and strong and could live outside.
We have a total of 16 now, and every day we get at least a dozen eggs.
Such a sad day.