Chicken got attacked and needs help FAST!!! PLEASE HELP

[Wyorp Rock]

if she still dosent eat, you may want to force feed her by pressing either side of her mouth, forcing it open and then poring liquid food in

Please do not pour liquid feed into the mouth of a chicken. It will choke her, she can also aspirate liquid/feed into the lungs and get an infection.
A better solution IF she needs to be "force fed" is to either syringe or tube feed directly into the crop. The following links can help walk you through that.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ures-updated-9-15-2016.1064392/#post-18827506
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...er-construction-check-back-for-updates.73335/

@Animalsforever1234 if you photos of the wounds that may be helpful. FlyStrike can be difficult to heal, especially if there are still maggots or the maggots have gone deep into the body cavity.
Inspect the wound again to see if there are more maggots or if the wound has become infected. She may need antibiotics.
Keep her hydrated and try offering a wet mash of food. Nutri-Drench along with some scrambled egg would be good to try as well like @llombardo suggested.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Update- Patch made it through the night, she drank some more water. But she won't eat? She hasn't eaten for 3 days. Is this normal after being attacked? She also keeps bobbing her head up and down, like when she is trying to sleep, her head keeps moving, so she can't sleep. Any ideas what this may be?

I had this issue with mine after an attack. She could be in shock. We used a dropper with a mash of food and electrolyte water to encourage her to eat. We kept at it several times a day and we were really worried. Then one day we went to feed her. We got a few droplets on her beak and she raised up her head as if to say "i think ill eat today" and walked over and started eating.

 

[andreanar]

Be very careful putting food into her mouth. She can aspirate and die. Is her crop empty? I haven't seen that you've started antibiotics for the infection. I would do that. NutriDrench is a great product, you can give it on scrambled egg or drip it into her beak careful, a tiny bit at a time and not near the back of her throat.

 

[Eggcessive]

It is possible that she suffered internal injuries during the attack, or that the flystrike has made her too weak to eat. You can try to offer chopped egg, canned tuna or salmon, or wet chicken feed that might tempt her. But tube feeding her temporarily might get some fluids and thinned ground feed into her. How does her crop feel—is it empty, full and puffy or hard? Here is some info on tube feeding:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/updated-go-team-tube-feeding.805728/

 

[Animalsforever1234]

Here is her wound. It is hard to tell on here, but that part is a little green. Its definitely infected but we've been putting antibiotic cream on it. it has gone down a little.

 

[Kat2141]

Hi, so 2 days ago my flock got attacked by an animal when they were outside. One chicken was dead, one was missing, and one chicken is alive but has a big wound on her back. Her name is Patch and her wound got infected and got disgusting maggots. We gave her a bath with saline water and got most of the maggots out. I'm sure there are some still in her though. We have been putting triple antibiotic ointment on her 3 times a day, and flushing out her wound once a day, and she is in our house away from the other chickens. She is drinking, and pooping once a day, but is really weak. Is there anything else we can do for her? She seems pretty out of it. PLEASE help!! Any comments will help!!
Thanks

Sorry to hear about your girl. I love the product, Banixx, for wounds. We've used it on some very bad ones and it has done wonders. To the point the one of the "case studies" on their site is from my daughter, when her horse had a huge wound on the side of her face. It is clear and odorless, looks like water, and (to us) heals like magic.

Also, I was just looking in the link that was posted in reply #7 from Eggcessive about flystrike - you may want to rethink using ointment on it.

Sorry about your hen. Here is a good article about treatment of flystrike:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/flystrike-in-backyard-chickens-causes/

 

[Animalsforever1234]

Be very careful putting food into her mouth. She can aspirate and die. Is her crop empty? I haven't seen that you've started antibiotics for the infection. I would do that. NutriDrench is a great product, you can give it on scrambled egg or drip it into her beak careful, a tiny bit at a time and not near the back of her throat.

I think her crop is empty, how do you tell? We have been putting triple antibiotic ointment on her infection 3 times a day, it seems to be helping a little.

 

[Kat2141]

I think her crop is empty, how do you tell? We have been putting triple antibiotic ointment on her infection 3 times a day, it seems to be helping a little.

in the link about flystrike ---- Step 7 in her treatment program suggests avoiding ointments since "maggots appreciate a moist, goopy, warm environment".

 

[Animalsforever1234]

in the link about flystrike ---- Step 7 in her treatment program suggests avoiding ointments since "maggots appreciate a moist, goopy, warm environment".

okay, what should i replace the ointment with?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

View attachment 1555567 Here is her wound. It is hard to tell on here, but that part is a little green. Its definitely infected but we've been putting antibiotic cream on it. it has gone down a little.

If it's infected, the antibiotic cream is not going to help that much, she needs antibiotics.
Do you have vet care available?