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How does her poop look? Has she eaten or drank anything?

Are there any other symptoms? How is she doing now? Feed some scrambled eggs to boost her energy. Give chopped garlic.

Sounds like you are doing all the right things. Keeping her in dark and warm area and treating the wounds is great. Good luck.

I saw somewhere that a lady used a candle holder to hold a small cup of water at chest level for her chick. Another one for feed. Water should always be available. Do you have a rabbit water bottle? That would work too. Maybe put a dish under it so if it drips it doesn't soak everything?

Have you wormed your chickens? Garlic? ACV in their water? How old is she?

Yeppers! I think you read it right. I can double check on the FB page of Backyard Chicken that is not affiliated with this site. They seem to have a wealth of knowledge (as well as attitude and cussing). :P

Can you post a picture? Is the bald spot where their crop is located? Do you smell any fermented odors? Apply blu-kote or antibiotic ointment without caine or pain. Is their nesting area soft or wires? Give ACV in their water since it has numerous health benefits and supports the immune...

Are you giving garlic to your chickens? It helps with worms. So does pumpkin. I would only do one treatment at a time. Found this on another post: before you use Valbazen, you'll first want to get some Wazine from TSC and kill all the round worms in your chickens. Valbazen will kill ALL worms...

My dog story...I had a Rottweiller and a Border Collie that I trained to leave the chickens alone after the Rottie decided to 'help' one of the little squawkers and killed it. I gave him a ration of 's**t' like no other. I wouldn't talk to him for the whole day. After that, I did the things I...

ACV has been given to chickens for many years since it has numerous health benefits and supports the immune system. It is particularly good at times of stress which can cause chickens to pick up disease when the immune system is low. Feed chopped up raw garlic for worms and health benefits.

You can put Triple antibiotic ointment (WITHOUT PAIN) on the wound for a few days. Avoid antibiotics unless there is an infection setting up. The sling is a great idea and since the chick is young and growing fast, you may not have to leave her in there for very long. They heal fast. Probably...

Give her egg yolk and splint the foot/leg. Keep her very warm. She might be in shock so give electrolytes & vitamins in her water or straight dose with syringe.