‼️EMERGENCY ‼️Head injury with hemorrhage in eye

[Lemon-Drop]

One of our chicken’s head got crushed in a closing gate. She was bleeding around her eye so we cleaned the area. She’s very pale, lethargic, and when we opened the eye there appeared to be blood behind the eye. We really need help - asap.

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

Is she drinking? Give her sugar water to treat for shock. @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive @azygous

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

The ratio for water to sugar is 2:1

 

[Eggcessive]

I am very sorry about your hen. I would get her into a calm and quiet dim area for separation. Make sure it is warm enough, not too warm, and not cold. Irrigate her eye with some saline or eye drops, and then apply some plain Neosporin or Terramycin into the eye. She may have a brain bleed that she could die from, but I hope not. Let her sleep. If she seems awake and alert offer some water with a tsp of sugar to each cup up to her beak. Let us know how she is in a little while.

 

[Eggcessive]

The ratio for water to sugar is 2:1

No, electrolytes has only 1 tsp per quart or liter. I have suggested 1 tsp per 8 ounce cup.

 

[Eggcessive]

In the first picture the eye has a hemorrhage inside. That could be the extent of her injury, but if she is unconscious or deep asleep as she looks in the second picture, it may be a brain bleed. Is the gate secured, so that no others get injured?

 

[Lemon-Drop]

In the first picture the eye has a hemorrhage inside. That could be the extent of her injury, but if she is unconscious or deep asleep as she looks in the second picture, it may be a brain bleed. Is the gate secured, so that no others get injured?

The gate is secured now - my sister forgot to check behind her when she closed it after taking care of them and it slammed on angelica.

I am very sorry about your hen. I would get her into a calm and quiet dim area for separation. Make sure it is warm enough, not too warm, and not cold. Irrigate her eye with some saline or eye drops, and then apply some plain Neosporin or Terramycin into the eye. She may have a brain bleed that she could die from, but I hope not. Let her sleep. If she seems awake and alert offer some water with a tsp of sugar to each cup up to her beak. Let us know how she is in a little while.

We irrigated it and I’ll put some neosporin on it. We’ll let her rest and update you all in a bit.

Thanks for the help!