Chicken not eating after shock

Lexiody

In the Brooder
Feb 27, 2022
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After a stupid decision from another family member which I was very opposed to we got some new chickens and added them to the existing flock, surprise surprise they were pecked. Pecked pretty badly I might add. One of them was pecked so badly they went into shock and we had to use some anti bacterial/ purple soloution to clear their wounds. After putting them in a warm and dark and quiet room with some food and water after a while I managed to get them to drink, and they did not stop for quite a while and I still am easily able to get it to drink however its been roughly 17 hours since the incident and they are not really eating, they could be just not when im around but as far as I can tell they are not eating, any tips or tricks to get them to start eating again? I had doubts they were going to make it through the night but her activity is slowly increasing again.
 
It can take awhile for some to eat. As long as she is taking fluids, that is okay. Can you post any pictures of the wound? Plain Neosporin Or Triple Antibiotic Ointment can be applied to wounds. Cleaning with Chlorhexidene or saline first is good. BluKote is okay, but just for minor wounds.

The best way to add new birds is to slowly get them used to one another through fencing where they can see one another. They need to be close to the same size as well. Most people quarantine new birds for a month or so to make sure they do not have any symptoms of a respiratory disease (eye bubbles, sneeze, congestion, nasal drainage.) Look them over for lice or mites which can be brought in by new birds, and think about worming them.
 
It can take awhile for some to eat. As long as she is taking fluids, that is okay. Can you post any pictures of the wound? Plain Neosporin Or Triple Antibiotic Ointment can be applied to wounds. Cleaning with Chlorhexidene or saline first is good. BluKote is okay, but just for minor wounds.

The best way to add new birds is to slowly get them used to one another through fencing where they can see one another. They need to be close to the same size as well. Most people quarantine new birds for a month or so to make sure they do not have any symptoms of a respiratory disease (eye bubbles, sneeze, congestion, nasal drainage.) Look them over for lice or mites which can be brought in by new birds, and think about worming them.
Yeah she has quite watery/white poo which I saw was a sign of too much water intake/ high heat however I would much rather she is having water (which I put a bit of salt and sugar in) then nothing at all. The wound is completely covered in a purple soloution and has dried up so there isnt much to actually see other then dark purple skin.
 

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