Mal_03
Chirping
Hi guys!
I need help pleasee. I went to my coop and checked on the chicks that were supposed to hatch overnight, I found 3 which were perfectly healthy and fine but one which was under the small food tray without any skin on its head and multiple deep wounds to its skull, it was all bloody, head hanging loose and quiet.
I immediately picked it up and it started chirping in my hand, I cannot see it's eyes, it looks like it was skinned and the skin was pulled off from above the eyes, making the remaining skin overlap. What's worse is it's wound and the overlapping skin along with the space between the eyes and skin seems to be full of sand and dirt.
I tried my best cleaning the areas and being as gentle as I could, I cleaned it from neck to head but I am clueless about it's eyes. Is it blind? How do I remove the skin so it can see, what do I do about all the muck stuck in the tiny spaces. After cleansing the area with a diluted Dettol solution I've applied Neosporin. It's calm and I've given it water, it drank, now it's sleeping under in the brooder. Since its head is hanging low, although it does seem to have some control, I've placed it in a box with cloth to keep its head upright.
Please if anyone has any suggestions or has had the same experience, I would be eternally grateful if you could help me. I cannot bear seeing this poor chick like this, it has the will to survive.
I've attached pictures for you all to see.
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Thank you in advance!
I need help pleasee. I went to my coop and checked on the chicks that were supposed to hatch overnight, I found 3 which were perfectly healthy and fine but one which was under the small food tray without any skin on its head and multiple deep wounds to its skull, it was all bloody, head hanging loose and quiet.
I immediately picked it up and it started chirping in my hand, I cannot see it's eyes, it looks like it was skinned and the skin was pulled off from above the eyes, making the remaining skin overlap. What's worse is it's wound and the overlapping skin along with the space between the eyes and skin seems to be full of sand and dirt.
I tried my best cleaning the areas and being as gentle as I could, I cleaned it from neck to head but I am clueless about it's eyes. Is it blind? How do I remove the skin so it can see, what do I do about all the muck stuck in the tiny spaces. After cleansing the area with a diluted Dettol solution I've applied Neosporin. It's calm and I've given it water, it drank, now it's sleeping under in the brooder. Since its head is hanging low, although it does seem to have some control, I've placed it in a box with cloth to keep its head upright.
Please if anyone has any suggestions or has had the same experience, I would be eternally grateful if you could help me. I cannot bear seeing this poor chick like this, it has the will to survive.
I've attached pictures for you all to see.
(*Graphic content*)
Thank you in advance!