Monday, 2 September 2019

Poor Doris!



The ugly side of chicken ownership. Poor Doris is being beaten up by the other girls. The odd scrap to establish pecking order is quite normal with chickens but unfortunately with Doris things have gone too far and some of her tail feathers have been pecked clean out! The problem with this is that chickens are an omnivore so once they see blood, they will just keep pecking until they potentially kill whatever they are pecking at. Doris has been treated with antibacterial wound powder and put in an isolation pen until she is healed. She should then be able to re-join the flock.


Here is a short video of Doris enjoying a treat in the garden. She should recover in no time.