Attacked by Racoon, Severe Injuries, Emergency, Plz Help

[OG Anomaly]

I have one rooster with impaired vision. He is 8 years old and has been that way since about two years of age. He was damaged by a large dog that chewed through very heavy fencing to get at him. Like your hen, attack caused extensive damage to head, plus rooster lost most wing and tail feathers. He is not one I can let run free-range without supervision as he is easy to sneak up on from the side. Genetically a good bird.

He ate through the fence!? Wow!
He does ok now though? Can he find his own food and water?

 

[centrarchid]

He roost in a pen in the middle a field. He has sired over 300 chicks over a five year period after being damaged. No chicks yet this year but that will change in about 12 days.

 

[biophiliac]

He roost in a pen in the middle a field. He has sired over 300 chicks over a five year period after being damaged. No chicks yet this year but that will change in about 12 days.

Life is good for him . Is he one of your American Games?

 

[centrarchid]

Yes, one that I have been line breeding back to for what is going to be 5 generations. The he will be retired to a flypen or returned to my brother. He is always in the most protected locations as are his great, great , great-granddaughters. I have a dozen male offspring out of him that are all adults. Eldest of those is 6 years old.

When the old bird was damaged like hen currently, I lot of my resources were tied up in getting him fixed. He went the better part of a week unable to see at all. Additionally he lost so many feathers he had to be kept out of sun and rain. Damage to his body was far more extensive that current hen suffered. He also went through a spell where he could not stand up. Healing process resulted in a lot of weight loss.

 

[OG Anomaly]

Yes, one that I have been line breeding back to for what is going to be 5 generations. The he will be retired to a flypen or returned to my brother. He is always in the most protected locations as are his great, great , great-granddaughters. I have a dozen male offspring out of him that are all adults. Eldest of those is 6 years old.

When the old bird was damaged like hen currently, I lot of my resources were tied up in getting him fixed. He went the better part of a week unable to see at all. Additionally he lost so many feathers he had to be kept out of sun and rain. Damage to his body was far more extensive that current hen suffered. He also went through a spell where he could not stand up. Healing process resulted in a lot of weight loss.

Aww poor guy! Sounds like it didn't bother him too much once he healed up! Apparently the ladies found him attractive! Lol

 

[centrarchid]

He looks OK. Like the general rule we provide our animals with few if any options.

 

[OG Anomaly]

Ok, here are the newest pics. I tried so dang hard to get a pic with it open! But it's really difficult.
Now her Right eye has begun to open!! And I give up trying to figure it out, because now it seems like she can't see out of the Left eye (first to open) and that it's the one that's still swollen and the Right is 'normal' size...? The bottom of her Right eyelid is torn and I think it's just needing to heal more. When you look at the Left from above, or from the side, it almost looks like it's full of water...I thought it might be normal to look like that, but now I'm not sure. And I haven't been able to get a pic of it from that angle. I'll keep trying. She'll open her eyes when I pick her up & spray her with the Vetericyn, or very shortly when I take her outside to feed her, but otherwise, she rarely opens them. I'm continuing to use the Terramycin on her eyes, 2x a day.
Today I offered her live meal worms, dried meal worms, yoghurt, her normal feed w dried & live worms sprinkled in, and a mix of feed, yoghurt, dried worms & chamomile tea-she wants none of it. She ate her Nutri-Tylan water really well earlier today, but wasn't very interested tonight. Her stomach(? the front of her chest) is starting to make grumbly noises occasionally.
I also have some other questions I'd like to ask, so am going to list them. Thanks again to everyone for all your help & support! The last pic is of my two sickies sleeping, lol, I just thought it was cute.

QUESTIONS:
1) Is it ok for her tummy to grumble?
2) Is there a cut off for how long I can use the Terramycin?
3) Do chickens normally sleep standing up?
4) Do I need to worry that she's not eating solid food yet?
5) Her eyes!? I'll keep trying for better pics, but if you can see anything now, that'd be great.
6) Should I get her more antibiotics? She's almost done with her Tylan. The vet gave it to us over the phone & when I picked it up, there was no dosage on the bottle. It just says "One teaspoon in 4oz water" and "Quantity:15"...so Idk, I could call back and ask him what it was, if I need to know.
7) Sometimes she shivers, does that mean she's cold? It seems to me like she is, because it's usually when her head is wet, but she does it other times when her head isn't wet, so thought I'd better ask...
8) She still has clumps/chunks of dried blood on her, should I try to bathe her, now that she's a little better? I've been slowly trying to pick at them/wipe them off, but in the beginning figured it was good to have it there, as a scab. I also don't want to pick something open, just because I think she needs to be cleaner looking. Also, I know they like dust baths, it doesn't seem like a good idea with her open wounds, again, thought I'd ask the experts!
9) Should I keep petting/holding her after feeding/cleaning? The way the other chickens act like I'm going to kick them & want nothing to do with me (except for the occasional butt pet!) I don't know if she really wants to be on my lap, or if I should just leave her in the box more? She doesn't seem to mind & she'll lay down & go to sleep, so I can't be bothering her too much. Because they're social creatures, I don't want her to get lonely and thought I'd ask the experts.
10) Any tips for getting chickens back into the coop in the evening?? There's always 1 or 2 that want to stay out & give us trouble going back in. I've started to go out in the morning & afternoon w the dried meal worms and will make a particular sound to call them, while throwing some down for the ones who come, in the hopes that they'll come at night for the treats. I only just started that two days ago, so I figure it'll take a few more days for them to get it/remember it...? We leave their feeder in the coop (they have access if they want during the day) and in the evening, take it out & carry it around while calling them & most of them will follow us right into the pen area (the good girls, lol). But the bad girls are always trouble. I'm about to start leaving them in the coop during the day-if I can discern who the trouble makers are, lol, they all look alike! There are some differences in their combs, and one has weird tail feathers because she was picked on when they were chicks, but other than that, so far, I can't tell the difference, smh. I'm assuming I'll learn in time, but for now, it is extremely frustrating trying to get them in.

I think that's it, but I always think of something else, after I hit send,lol Hope everyone had a great day!

 

[centrarchid]

What are you feeding her that is not solid?

Antibiotics I use as directed on label or vet directs.

 

[OG Anomaly]

What are you feeding her that is not solid?

Antibiotics I use as directed on label or vet directs.

A mix of the antibiotic, water, and Nutri-Drench, sometimes honey.

 

[OG Anomaly]

Antibiotics I use as directed on label or vet directs.[/QUOTE]

The vet didn't really say, I have enough left, depending on how she eats, for approx. another day or two.