Well, today was one of those days, and in this video I show you how to help a wounded chicken.
One of our neighbor’s dogs got loose and got one of our roosters. The chicken is doing well, but definitely needed some help.
He lost a LOT of feathers (no tail feathers left!) and had some bite wounds on his back.
In this video, I show you:
- How to help a wounded chicken (demonstration on a real, live chicken)
- My favorite recipe including oregano essential oil and coconut oil
- Why a chicken saddle isn’t the best idea when a rooster looses his feathers
- How to know when to isolate a wounded chicken
(A lot of you ask which oils I personally use. Here’s everything you need to know!)
Maat van Uitert is a backyard chicken and sustainable living expert. She is also the author of Chickens: Naturally Raising A Sustainable Flock, which was a best seller in it’s Amazon category. Maat has been featured on NBC, CBS, AOL Finance, Community Chickens, the Huffington Post, Chickens magazine, Backyard Poultry, and Countryside Magazine. She lives on her farm in Southeast Missouri with her husband, two children, and about a million chickens and ducks. You can follow Maat on Facebook here and Instagram here.