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So sorry for her loss, but am in total agreement that you did the right thing and what was best for her.

It really would be best to become more agressive in cleaning out the wounds even though she does not like it, using an antibiotic, and start some tube feeding, or think about putting her down. Treating her with plantain may not be enough. She has wounds that most of us would have trouble dealing...

Back in post 7, there is some info on tube feeding. You can buy a length of aquarium tubing, and you can cut a section about 15 inches long. That can be melted slightly with a lighter to soften the sharp cut end. It will fit a 35 ml syringe from a feed or farm store, which can be used to feed...

One of the other people who had this happen did tube feed her chicken for a few weeks. But she scrambled eggs and fed her hen slivers of egg that way, which the hen learned how to eat. Pieces of tuna, salmon, or liver would be somewhat easy to feed. I would moisten the amber thing in her eye...

If her eye was injured or bitten, the white material might have been pus. But it could have been her eye collapsing. Does her face still smell bad? I would clean it with Vetericyn or saline, and apply some plain antibiotic ointment twice a day.

Which eye is involved? Can you post any pictures of her eye? Does it look like there is a puncture wound through the eyelid?

I have seen Fish Mox (amoxicillin) at Tractor Supply recently. You might check tomorrow. At mine it is located in an aisle with oral medicines for cows and other animals. Just browse the aisles or ask a clerk for help. Dosage is 250 mg (or 57 mg per pound) twice a day for chickens.

I would give her fluids with electrolytes and vitamins, and you could mix some buttermilk or plain yogurt in with the water. Soft egg mashed would be alright. If you have some coconut oil, you could mix a tsp of that in some of the yogurt. That can help with sour crop or impacted crop.

Is her crop puffy or boggy? How long since she has eaten? What does her breath smell like? Has she thrown up anything? Sour crop would really be a complication. Most of the crop problems I have seen were due to internal laying or other reproductive problems causing pressure on the internal...

So sorry to read about your injured hen. I hope that your coop is secure and locked up before dark, so that the raccoon or whatever cannot get back in there, because they probably will try. If you have Vetericyn or saline, you can spray her wounds. Pictures would be especially helpful here. We...