Bullied hen, can’t walk.

[SideChickn]

A month and a half ago, one of our hens was attacked by a wild dog. She had a deep claw mark in her back and was lying on the floor shaking. We have given her an antibiotic spray that kills germs for reducing the risk of infection. 3 weeks from that and she was doing fine, she was in a separate pen but could still see the other hens in the flock. She started to grow feathers back on the wound area and the wound was healing just fine so I put her back in. She was doing fine, she just slept a lot standing up in the middle of the day, but I assumed that it was part of the healing process. The other day I went to their coop to see her laying on the ground shivering. I think it’s because the other chickens were pecking at her but I didn’t watch it happen. She now is in a kennel with food and water. The only thing I’m worried about is that she can’t walk. If anyone had any ideas it would be much appreciated.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Can you post pictures of her and of her wound? How's her poops? What's the temperature like?

 

[SideChickn]

She hasn’t pooped from the time I took her in and the temperature is high 80’s with humidity the injury is mostly healed but where it was at is the top part of the open feathers

 

[SideChickn]

I’m also fearing she’s developing stargazing, not wry neck. One of the other chickens that were injured but died developed wry neck, couldn’t walk, wouldn’t eat and died

 

[SmiYa0126]

Can you give her nutri drench and some raw yolk? See if you can get her to perk up. Check her poops overnight and post some pictures next morning.

 

[SideChickn]

 

[SmiYa0126]

https://jaguzafarm.com/support/how-to-treat-a-stargazing-chicken/

It looks like nutri drench is a good source of thiamine to help with stargazing, however I would recommend that you get a super b complex and give her 1/2 a pill into her beak every day for a few days.

 

[SideChickn]

Thank you!! Hopefully she doesn’t end up like the other one

 

[SideChickn]

Quick update, she doesn’t want to eat the egg yolk, even if I put her beak up to it. Going to tractor supply tomorrow for the nutri drench.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Can you do a soft scramble and see if you can get a few curds into her beak? I had to force feed mine when they are sick, they got better faster.

Don't forget the b complex, you can get it at any pharmacy, target, Wal Mart. If you're going to TSC, pick up some black soldier larvae too. Those are easy to pop into her beak.