can i save her? </3 *graphic pictures*

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you for your patience.

Hard to know if she can be saved. Have you inspected her to see how much damage there is? Flush out her wounds with saline, trim the feathers away from the wounds so you can get a better look.

Apply some triple antibiotic ointment (like Plain Neosporin) to the wounds after they have been cleaned.
Keep her in a warm, quiet area and make water available for her. If you need to hold a cup of water up to her beak and help her drink.

Better photos of the wounds would be nice after you have cleaned her up and trimmed the feathers.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Just saw this. Keep her inside and wrap the wound lightly to keep her from trying to preen at it. Keep it clean and change the dressing twice daily. It might be a few days before she eats due to shock. Keep her calm and quiet and try not to put any stress on her. Offer nutridrench in the water if you have it. If you dont have any a little gatorade in the water will help too. If nothing else, she needs to drink water. Do not attempt to force feed it. Use a pipet and drop drips of water on her beck and encourage her to drink. Do this once an hour or so to avoid over stressing. Offer scrambled eggs or her food in a mash. Encourage her to eat but do not force.

What happened? Did a fox get in?

 

[elisabeth_]

I’m so so sorry about what happened. I know so little about these things, but I really want to be of some help...

One time one of my little Cochin chicks (maybe 2 months old or so) was attacked by my game rooster, her face was really tore up— sort of how your girl’s wound looks in the pic you attached. I wrapped her in a towel and put her in a dark, quiet room with food and water available. I tried to gently remove some of the blood with water, but I didn’t use anything else immediately. I just let her rest.
Eventually we put neosporin on her wounds (not the ‘pain relief’ kind) and she was able to go back outside soon after.
She is alive and well today, 3 years old.

Good luck with your little hen

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

It seems like now nobody can get any help on this website

Also, I understand your frustration and worry and the need for immediate help but we do all have lives. I happened to be out tending to my own chickens and my garden or I would have answered sooner. Just be patient, we are all happy to help. If it is that much of a concern that it could not wait you should take her to a vet and not the internet. Time will tell if she will make it. The important thing is that she is alive and you are trying to help her. Do what you can and we will provide guidance. We are rooting for her

 

[LittleBigBantam]

Thank you so much to everybody who helped. I went and rinsed out the wound with warm water for a few minutes. It appears as if she has blood in her mouth as shes having some trouble breathing. It also looks like she cannot open either of her eyes

 

[LittleBigBantam]

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Thank you so much to everybody who helped. I went and rinsed out the wound with warm water for a few minutes. It appears as if she has blood in her mouth as shes having some trouble breathing. It also looks like she cannot open either of her eyes

She might just be keeping them closed because she is in pain. Examine her eyes if you can and check for injury to them. As @Wyorp Rock suggested use a little saline to wash the wounds. If the eye is injured you can do the same. It probably looks a lot worse than it actually is. Comb wounds bleed pretty profusely. If she is still bleeding cornstrach or quikclot will stop it. The important thing right now is not to over stress her

 

[Isaac 0]

Is that sand she's being kept on? That's a big no, no, move her onto some towels, placed in warm, quiet stressful free area, it's important to let her stabilize a little bit before touching your hands all over her, especially if this hen isn't used to being touched. Sometimes a physical examination is enough to send a bird over the edge.

Once she has time to rest for a few minutes, do as @Wyorp Rock suggested, and flush the wounds, trim the feathers (3cm circumferential zone) and apply a bit of an antibacterial ointment to the wound, and post us another picture.

I'd then make sure there are no other wounds on her body.

Do you have any tube feeding supplies on hand? If so, I may start to prepare for the worst and get the supplies ready.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Is that sand she's being kept on? That's a big no, no, move her onto some towels, placed in warm, quiet stressful free area, it's important to let her stabilize a little bit before touching your hands all over her, especially if this hen isn't used to being touched. Sometimes a physical examination is enough to send a bird over the edge.

Once she has time to rest for a few minutes, do as @Wyorp Rock suggested, and flush the wounds, trim the feathers (3cm circumferential zone) and apply a bit of an antibacterial ointment to the wound, and post us another picture.

I'd then make sure there are no other wounds on her body.

Do you have any tube feeding supplies on hand? If so, I may start to prepare for the worst and get the supplies ready.

I was a little worried about the sand too. The rest is great advice.

 

[Isaac 0]

It seems like now nobody can get any help on this website

I think you should read this,


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