Chicken attack - recooperating Advise Needed

[Super Admin]

Hi all! New to this forum. I had a chicken attack last Monday and saved a chicken from I think a fox. Did not have top covered...now we DO! First batch of chickens ever (they are New Hampshire Reds) and still leaning. She was grabbed by the neck so most of her feathers around the neck are gone. Her bare neck is turning colors as if black and blue. I cut away all the matted feathers and slathered her neck in neosporin. We have been giving baby tylenol. Her poop is dark green covered in yellow slime. She has a hard time holding her head up and when she does, it is crooked. Could she have dislocated her neck? Just wondering about how long should we give this chicken to get better and feed and scratch on it's own?? We can't hand feed her forever. She seems very lathargic even though it has been a week. On the bright side we have been doing "physical therapy" with her. She walks around outside. She's a little shaky and you can tell she wants to peck and scratch. Oh, yeah, she is very smelly especially in the tail area, can you give a chicken a bath? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[horsejody]

If she has any open wounds, put neosprin on them. Otherwise, tender loving care is in order. You may want to consider vitamins, boiled egg yolks or a bit of plain yogurt to boost her system. If it jas been a week, the worst is probably over. Don't put her back with the flock until she is fully revovered, or she may get pecked at.