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

[Isaac 0]

Yes, she is breathing mainly out of her mouth, and she is making alot more effort to breath

Sorry to say, but unless it's caused by the heat, heavy breathing isn't a very good sign, and is considered by some avian practitioners as a "Severe Clinical Symptom" with birds.

 

[LaFleche]

It would be important to know if the ingested water passes her throat correctly or spills out of one of the wounds.

Strained breathing with the epiglottis possibly severely damaged... there will be nothing one can do other than put her out of her misery.

By the way this looks I think she might not make it.

 

[LittleBigBantam]

I think I am just going to put her down. She is drinking properly, and can swallow it. Is there any hope?

 

[Chicken Chiquita]

Maybe this will help??: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/wound-care-for-chickens.72385/
I'm so sorry if she doesn't make it, don't lose hope, we love you!!
Edit: whoa, i had already typed this, and was pre-reading it when you posted, whoa.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

I think I am just going to put her down. She is drinking properly, and can swallow it. Is there any hope?

She could also be breathing from her mouth due to shock. If she is drinking on her own I would wait. Can we see more photos? Maybe a video of the breathing?

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

"Shock is a medical condition that is an emergency as it can lead to death. The signs of shock in chickens include pallor of the wattles and comb, open mouth breathing, listlessness, rapid heart beat, weak pulse, collapse, and a stunned appearance. The causes are many including trauma, illness, cancer, predators, excessive bleeding, reactions to medication, and sudden changes in temperature usually hot to cold."

https://www.communitychickens.com/treating-shock-in-backyard-chickens/

 

[MGG]

Hi, I'm really sorry about your poor hen. I hope she pulls through! You've been given really good advice. I just wanted to say, one time I had a hen that had really bad injuries just like those, and was breathing with her mouth open. She wouldn't open her eyes or walk. She just laid on her side, bleeding and breathing with her mouth open. We wanted to do everything we could, so we laid her on a towel, in a dog crate, in the warm garage. The next morning, we came out to check on her, and she was standing up! She had pooped and one of her eyes was open. She kept on recovering. She's fully better now. Don't give up hope! Miracles happen.
Unless she's really suffering, I would let her try to live. Hugs
Edit, also, you said she was broody? Are any of her eggs intact? Did you put them in an incubator?

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

I suppose I should also mention that I had a hen with a neck injury similar to this. The puncture wound was so deep you could see the other side of her esophagus

She pulled through but was in shock for 3 days. Now she is perfectly fine and healthy. We joke that she had brain damage from the incident because she acts more like a pet then a chicken.

 

[Barredbuzzard34]

You can give her nutridrench or an electrolyte solution (like Gatorade) to chickens in place of water in order to help them recover from shock. I believe there is a way to make your own solution if you can't get any immediately

 

[LaFleche]

I think I am just going to put her down. She is drinking properly, and can swallow it. Is there any hope?

There is always hope, but sometimes all hoping and wishing might be in vain.

The fact that she is able to drink properly enables you to administer some Poultry drench or similar. Maybe she will survive and even recover to lead a normal life.

But you might want to monitor closely to not miss the turning point from where on it would be cruel to prolong the suffering.