Blood on gosling's head.

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Im so glad you made it by..

Thanks for the temp advice, I thought it was ok due the possibility of shock, I know better now.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They can get over heated as well as chilled I’d say she is In shock. It’s amazing what they can recover from though so keeping the wound clean and keep her away from flies so they can’t lay eggs in the wounds or you’ll be dealing with maggots. Can you get a really good pic of her head. Let’s see if @casportpony is on she might have more advise as far as treatment. Have you cleaned it up?

 

[CindyinSD]

Here’s a recipe for homemade electrolytes for poultry:

https://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2017/05/how-to-make-homemade-electrolytes-for.html

The potassium chloride is often used in salt substitutes for sodium-restricted diets, available in grocery stores, at least it is in the US.

 

[aart]

Yikes, that's a lot of blood.
Were you able to see the wound?
I'd say clean it more and get a look...
BUT....Let it rest if it's shaking.

 

[Summerbirds]

I was able to see it a bit, I am not 100% sure if that is where it is though.

 

[Miss Lydia]

You really need to clean it up good so you can see how bad the wound is. Do you have any Chlorhexidine? Or saline wash? Betadine?

 

[Summerbirds]

After some cleaning...

 

[Roo5]

The gosling looks like it’s been attacked by the hen.

 

[Summerbirds]

Yeah, I believe that is what happened.

 

[CindyinSD]

It’s very young, but I’ve seen posts about chickens scalped by inept or aggressive roosters that have made a full recovery. I’m just offering hope here... I’ll let others offer the advice except that I’d put “mommy dearest” back with the general population and the rest of the babies in a brooder.