Smart Feeder - Light sensor values

[Nature Chick]

Hi everyone

We are in Brantham, Suffolk and our neighbour has just rescued a hen from his hedge (luckily before his dogs found her )

She is a brown Goldline type hen with one clipped wing.

We have tried everyone we know in our area with hens and knocked on a few doors but we haven't found her owner yet. We were going to bring her into our garden but I noticed she had a large bird mite on her so she is staying on the other side if the fence for now! She is in a well ventilated summerhouse and we have given her some pellets and water.

If anyone knows anyone in our area who might be missing one of their flock, please let us know!!!

If we don't manage to find her owner, does anyone have any ideas what to do for the best?

Would the RSPCA take her? If not, can you vaccinate to get rid of the horrible mites (I don't want ours to get them!!!) (It was one of those large flat flightless flies that wild birds get)

It is typical that this lady has shown up when our spare house is being used for Mildred while she gets used to the newbies!!!!

 

Thanks

S

[cyclonetog]

Frontline for cats will kill the mites off.

 

I doubt the RSPCA would take a chicken in, I'd treat her and try to keep her if the original owner can't be found.

 

You could try telling any local animal rescue centres that you have her as if the owner is looking they may try there, but don't take her in they already have enough on their hands!

[Egluntyne]

Frontline for cats isn't licensed for use on poultry in the UK.

[The Dogmother]

Sounds like she's picked up a tick - I'd get a tick hook and twist it off.

 

Have you phoned around the local vets to see if anyone has reported it missing? The clipped wing would suggest that it's a backyard chicken rather than one dropped off a lorry.

[Nature Chick]

Thanks for your replies

It is definately not a tick - I am a Natural History curator and I had two of these parastic flies on a Sparrowhawk I was skinning and I had to key it out to identify it. They are flightless parastic flies - not nice!!!

I will try the vets tonight as I agree that she is a pet hen and someone must be missing her!

Thanks

S

[cyclonetog]

Frontline for cats isn't licensed for use on poultry in the UK.

 

Still works though.

[The Dogmother]

It does, but the point that Egluntyne is making is that it isn't licensed for use on poultry in the UK, and as such we have to be very careful about how we mention it on the forum; it is necessary when suggesting the use of non-licensed products to add a disclaimer as below. You'll see these if you look back through other threads

 

* not licensed for use on poultry in the UK

 

We need to be very careful about recommending these products, to avoid any backlash.

[cyclonetog]

Fair enough.

How do we get it licensed?

[The Dogmother]

Nowt we can do I'm afraid, it's down to the governing bodies.