This is a first

We were talking to the tenant yesterday afternoon. We had her come up to the house to pick some herbs and figs. So she brought her two dogs over to play with our three. After she filled a bag with herbs and picked a few figs, she walked back towards her house. Her dogs weren't on a leash. The younger one spotted the chickens, ran into the chicken yard and caused all kinds of havoc with the birds. The dog chased the birds out into the woods. Julie, the tenant and I chased the dogs and chickens through the woods. I saw the dog carrying one of the hens in his mouth. We thought he killed the bird, but we found her in the woods, pretty chewed up. She had two large, deep gashes across her back. We brought the hen back to the house. I got some hydrogen peroxide and began pouring the solution into the wounds. It was obvious, the wounds would have to be stitched or lose the hen. I got out the sewing kit and a spool of dental floss, while Julie held the hen, I sewed the bird up. I only stitched the flesh, I didn't get into the meat. ( It was a very deep cut) It took 8 stitches to close up the big cut and 5 to close up the small one. We poured more peroxide on the stitches and smeared anti-biotic cream over the area.

If she doesn't get infected, she might survive the ordeal. Probably without any feathers on her back.

But that was a first for me. I've never sewn up a live (or dead) chicken.