Chicken major foot injury 🐔

[miiiraval]

Hi, im mira and im new here. My four year old chicken is sick. Last week, i noticed that my chicken is unwell. She hasnt been laying eggs for weeks and barely drinks water. Two months ago, she had a (upper) leg injury due to her rope. When i noticed it i immediately untied her and cleaned her wound. She seemed okay after that but these past few days, she started breathing really fast and she looks really unwell.

She can not stand anymore and when she lays down, she presses on her other side. she's now pale and not as active as before. Her leg injury must have really affected her health.

Now, i only clean her wounds with warm water and dry it after. im not sure if i should use hydrogen peroxide to disinfect her wound. I feed her many times a day and i use a droplet to make her drink water. I feed her her everyday feed and the internet says greek yogurt is good for sick chickens so i fed her that. I dont know what to do and my parents arent helping me. I cant lose her (( pls help.


what can i feed her to make her feel better? any vitamins / food that will help her gain her strength again.

Hii so update. i asked my mom to buy antibiotics that will last for a week. The shop gave her 5 Vectracin Gold capsules. To be honest im not quite sure about this antibiotic because when i searched it, it says its for respiratory diseases....but still i gave it to her since shes been breathing heavily for the past few days and it did help her. Shes not breathing fast anymore, in fact shes breathing like she normaly does now.

But still, i don't know if i should continue giving her Vectracin Gold or if i should stop giving it to her.

 

[Sammi_0411]

Can I asked why she had rope tied to her ?

 

[miiiraval]

Can I asked why she had rope tied to her ?

normally, we let her roam around the backyard in the daytime. We had to tie her up every night so she could not escape the backyard (she escaped many times before so we decided to tie her up every night). But then, her rope got tightly tangled to her leg overnight and had an injury which we then discovered later in the morning.

 

[Anime2lover]

normally, we let her roam around the backyard in the daytime. We had to tie her up every night so she could not escape the backyard (she escaped many times before so we decided to tie her up every night). But then, her rope got tightly tangled to her leg overnight and had an injury which we then discovered later in the morning.

Does she have q proper coop that closes to go into at night??

 

[miiiraval]

Does she have q proper coop that closes to go into at night??

Before, we just let her in the backyard and tied, and no we don't have a coop. But now that she's sick we just let her sleep inside the house especially that we're in rainy and cold season right now

 

[Anime2lover]

Before, we just let her in the backyard and tied, and no we don't have a coop. But now that she's sick we just let her sleep inside the house especially that we're in rainy and cold season right now

That could be why she kept trying to escape the yard then. She may not feel safe there at night. I suggest building a home coop for them.

 

[Sammi_0411]

That could be why she kept trying to escape the yard then. She may not feel safe there at night. I suggest building a home coop for them.

These things happen but yes this would be ur best option if poss xx at least some kinda shelter with door that shuts xx

 

[Sammi_0411]

Because if u leave her tied at nite predators may come get her anyways we all learning not having a go or anything jus trying to help xx

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hii so update. i asked my mom to buy antibiotics that will last for a week. The shop gave her 5 Vectracin Gold capsules. To be honest im not quite sure about this antibiotic because when i searched it, it says its for respiratory diseases....but still i gave it to her since shes been breathing heavily for the past few days and it did help her. Shes not breathing fast anymore, in fact shes breathing like she normaly does now.

But still, i don't know if i should continue giving her Vectracin Gold or if i should stop giving it to her.

Where are you located in the world?

I'd continue with the Vetracin Gold if that's what you have.

What do you have for wound care? Do you have any ointment or antiseptic cleanser?

Does her leg wound smell?

With her being 4 years old, she may have more going on than just the leg wound.

 

[miiiraval]

Where are you located in the world?

I'd continue with the Vetracin Gold if that's what you have.

What do you have for wound care? Do you have any ointment or antiseptic cleanser?

Does her leg wound smell?

With her being 4 years old, she may have more going on than just the leg wound.

Hi im living in the Philippines!! I only clean her wound with hydrogen peroxide and some guave leaves. I havent applied any ointments because we dont have any at home.

No her wound doesnt smell differently from the way she normally smell. I've noticed that she has a big black spot underneath her. I don't know what this is.

She's not coughing or sneezing but she has nasal discharge, which i think because of our rainy and cold weather. She's also have lost her feathers on the top of her head, i thought she was just molting but its been 2 months, her feathers hasn't grown back yet.

This is the black spot and her poop form today and last night.