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  1. Wyorp Rock

    Chickens, head severely picked and can’t stand. Please help.

    Now you're on the right track. Potential dislocation, fracture or internal injuries. I would take care placing her in the sling, making sure it's not putting pressure on any tender areas, but being in the sling can sometimes still be helpful. Look at her skin along the keel bone and see if...
  2. Wyorp Rock

    Chickens, head severely picked and can’t stand. Please help.

    I'd take her out of the sling frequently or adjust it to where she's more comfy. Rolled up thick towels to prop her up on when she's not in the sling. Feel of her whole body, see if you feel anything like air bubbles under the skin. See the diagram below to find the location of the air sacs...
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    Chickens, head severely picked and can’t stand. Please help.

    I agree, I'd try watery feed to get more fluids into and a sling for periods of time to get her upright. She suffered head trauma, so she may be having some neurological difficulties. If she were mine, I'd give her 400IU Vitamin E and 1/4 tablet B-Complex daily along with bits of egg for the...
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    Chickens, head severely picked and can’t stand. Please help.

    Very good advice from @coach723 I've had scalped birds and they heal o.k. with a little time. Feed her her normal feed! You can offer it wet made into a mush, but she needs to be eating her nutritionally balanced poultry feed. Clean the wound with saline, vetericyn or chlorhexidine...
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