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One more question, if I am using the Wonder Dust, should I still be regularly cleaning the wound or just let the dust do its thing? I can't exactly soak that area and I don't want to disturb it too much, and she also isn't getting anything in there as she is confined.
Oh and how long should I keep her totally quiet and only able to stand and turn around? Should I let her loose to walk around our very tiny half bath or keep her tucked under the basket to keep her more still? My husband is worried about her not really walking. She does walk around a bit when I check on her 4-5 times per day, but that is all the exercise she is getting.
Small positive update! I let her have the run of the tiny bathroom today while I was at work and also left her with a bowl of water and a small bowl of feed soaked in water. When I got home, she had eaten all of the feed and pooped about 5 times. Most of the poop was very watery, but one was completely normal!!
I feel like a proud mama to see a completely normal, formed, normal color chicken poop. I am guessing some of the feed mash went through and came out the other end. I got her to drink a bit more and gave her another small bowl of watery feed and she went at it like she was starving. I am going to keep her meals small and wet for now to not overtax her injured crop, but it looks like her digestive system is working.
I also gave her a trim to see her shoulder a bit better and it is such a horror show. It looks like it is healing, but holy smokes, I still can't wrap my brain around how she didn't die on Saturday when it happened.
Here are some updated pics and one of the watery poops that she has had a ton of. If anyone knows if this is normal for a hen on antibiotics and a nearly liquid diet, I would love some reassurance.