Chicken pecked badly, need advice!

[SmiYa0126]

@KRack , give her a drench dose if possible .3ml for her size

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/corid-amprolium-oral-drench-instructions.74391/

 

[KRack]

She just pooped.

 

[KRack]

@KRack , give her a drench dose if possible .3ml for her size

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/corid-amprolium-oral-drench-instructions.74391/

Would I only do this once, for one day?

 

[SmiYa0126]

Would I only do this once, for one day?

That would be the first dose, after that give it get diluted in water.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'd go ahead and direct drench her with undiluted Liquid Corid at a rate of 0.10ml per pound of weight twice daily for 5 days since she's not drinking on her own.

You had asked about enteritis. It's possible, but the Amoxicillin *should* have helped with that secondary infection.

Both eyes. You got photos?
Swelling on the "good" eye sounds like infection and pus needs to be removed.
If you can get at least one eye "working" she may rally a bit.

Was she in poor health before she was attacked?

Poop is mucousy and not what I'd call "ideal" but not quite as bad as I expected either.

 

[KRack]

I can up the amount of Corid.

Here are her eyes. I cleaned her “good” eye (the one with the G) a few days back and could get it open some, but it seemed like eyelids were potentially healing back or something. I’ve never seen pus, just what looked like skin trying to regrow. The other eye looked to be completely blind even when she was able to open it.

Her healing has slowed tremendously which I’m not surprised by.

 

[KRack]

Sorry, forgot these..

 

[Wyorp Rock]

What kind of ointment are you putting on her?

I'd get some Chlorhexidine and saline. Clean off the neck, top of head and other wounds that are away from her eyes with the Chlorhexidine. Get all the gunk and ointment off. Swab the wounds well with the Chlorhexidine. Let the wounds dry up a bit. The chlorhexidine has a nice residual affect. One you've allow the wounds to dry up some, get photos. Trim feathers from the wounds if needed, then apply a very thin layer of triple antibiotic ointment. If the ointment is thick, then warm it a bit with your fingers for easier application or put your tube in a warm glass of water for a few minutes to help soften it up.

For the eyes and face, I'd work on cleaning them both with saline and a warm compress. See if you can work them open. It may take repeated flushing and applications of compresses but getting the eyes unstuck is a good idea. Once opened, then flush with saline and remove any pus, debris, etc.

Hydration, hydration. Get the undiluted Corid into her twice a day. See if she will eat the wet feed, if not, then try to get some baby bird formula and tube her.

 

[SmiYa0126]

What kind of ointment are you putting on her?

I'd get some Chlorhexidine and saline. Clean off the neck, top of head and other wounds that are away from her eyes with the Chlorhexidine. Get all the gunk and ointment off. Swab the wounds well with the Chlorhexidine. Let the wounds dry up a bit. The chlorhexidine has a nice residual affect. One you've allow the wounds to dry up some, get photos. Trim feathers from the wounds if needed, then apply a very thin layer of triple antibiotic ointment. If the ointment is thick, then warm it a bit with your fingers for easier application or put your tube in a warm glass of water for a few minutes to help soften it up.

For the eyes and face, I'd work on cleaning them both with saline and a warm compress. See if you can work them open. It may take repeated flushing and applications of compresses but getting the eyes unstuck is a good idea. Once opened, then flush with saline and remove any pus, debris, etc.

Hydration, hydration. Get the undiluted Corid into her twice a day. See if she will eat the wet feed, if not, then try to get some baby bird formula and tube her.

@KRack for the compress, brew a few bags of chamomile tea, let them cool and then hold them to her eyes. It's anti inflammatory and will help to get that crust off. For the rest you can use a warm towel.

@Wyorp Rock she's using antibiotic ointment

 

[KRack]

She passed. Thank you guys for helping me the best you could. I may ask my husband if he could attempt a necropsy, to see if we could figure out what happened. I couldn’t stomach it personally, but would really like to know if I could have done something different.

If he does, I’ll update.