serpil Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 We recently experienced this on one of our rescue hens. Oh how cruel nature can be. I found my hen lying down in her henhouse, still alive, but not looking at all right, and was mortified to find she was wriggling with maggots near her tail end. We had her put down, but I have felt awful about it ever since, wishing I had been more thorough and noticed it. She did have a mucky bottom which I had cleaned just two days previously, but perhaps not thoroughly enough. I would never have wanted her to end her life this way. If Citronella spray does keep flies away I would certainly like to get some as a preventative for my 2 remaining Rhode Island Reds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 No animal is immune to fly strike. I have seen it in dogs and cats, foxes, hedgehogs etc (human nurses see it in people too ). It doesn't mean that they have to be put to sleep though. Once removed and cleaned up most animals, if further strike can be prevented, will heal in terms of what the maggots have done. Maggots can actually do a cracking job of cleaning up dead tissue. Obviously the underlying cause of illness if there is any will need to be addressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Sorry to hear your tale, serpil. Some advice on flystrike **here** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathybc Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 sorry to hear about your girl - flystrike is horrible, I lost a rabbit to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majuka Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 So very sorry to hear about your girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
