A FOX GOT IN THE COOP!

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Okay, much thanks for the suggestions! Right now we have her and one other in our house, so we could use one in water. Maybe we’ll try that first, then go with an injection if needed.

If you can separate do the powder. I have too many birds to do that if I had to.

 

[Eggcessive]

Don’t forget to disinfect the wound, then apply some antibiotic ointment twice a day.

 

[RodNTN]

Glad to see she is doing so well! I hope she continues to recover at this speed! Keep us updated!

 

[bruceha2000]

If you can separate do the powder. I have too many birds to do that if I had to.

Yeah, the times I have had an ill bird, I separated her, usually into the broody buster box.

 

[TheAmundsons]

This is the best close up picture I could get of one of the punctures from last night when we put the antibiotic ointment on. It’s really hard to tell what’s going on under all the feathers! Overal, she still seems to be improving so that’s good!

 

[bruceha2000]

If she's still acting normal my guess is she will be fine. Probably the teeth didn't puncture anything other than skin and maybe a bit of muscle. Assuming there is no infection, and you are making sure there isn't to the best of your ability, she should heal up fine. Lucky bird!

 

[TheAmundsons]

This is a picture from today. The only concern I still have is that she is holding her head down all the time, and won’t extend her neck. Any thoughts on this?

 

[bruceha2000]

Afraid I can't help there. Does she never extend it? Is she, like chickens, a treat hog? If so what does she do if you hold a treat just out of reach?

 

[Eggcessive]

She looks to have wry neck (torticolis, crookneck.) It is a neurological symptom that is common in head or neck injuries, and in some vitamin deficiencies. Treatment is vitamin E 400 IU daily, plus some thiamine (vitamin B1) along with a small amount of egg, tuna, or sunflower seed which all contain selenium. Any chick vitamin should have thiamine. Make sure that she can get enough to eat and drink or you will need to help her.

 

[TheAmundsons]

Thanks for all the recommendations! We put them back in the coop earlier today, and she seems to be doing a lot better each day! She has no problem eating or drinking, and is moving around just fine. She is extending her neck more and more each day, and we’ve just been adding niacin to the water.