coop fire

[Christi326]

Last night my chicken coops caught on fire. I lost 55 chickens, but 14 made it alive. One of them ended up with her feet burnt. Can I put burn cream on her feet?

 

[featherhead007]

WOW. TRAGIC! so sorry. try the emergencies forum, Someone may know what to do!

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome, and I'm so sorry!
What burn cream? Silvadene is the best for this, but what do you have?
Look at your survivors for injuries, because burns can take a couple/ few days to be apparent. Is everyone eating and drinking?
All the best,
Mary

 

[bobbi-j]

So sorry for your losses! How badly were her feet burned? I would not put any cream on them, but would wrap them loosely with gauze for now. Do you have a vet that would see her?

 

[featherhead007]

Thank's Mary. she needs help!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Agree the Silvadene but hate the losses the survivors are the ones to save now
thanks Folly

 

[Christi326]

Welcome, and I'm so sorry!
What burn cream? Silvadene is the best for this, but what do you have?
Look at your survivors for injuries, because burns can take a couple/ few days to be apparent. Is everyone eating and drinking?
All the best,
Mary

I don't have any I was going to go buy some. A lot of her feathers got burnt off and her neck is swollen. She wouldn't drink until I used a syringe and then she drank a little on her own. She hasn't eaten anything though. I mixed a baby asprin in with a gallon of water to let her have some pain meds. Most of the birds left to not seem to have any injuries or burns. She is the worst. There are 2 more hens that have some bunt feathers as well, but they are doing well and eating and drinking.

 

[cleoandtheflock]

Sorry about your flock! Keep on helping the survivors. I’m very sorry and don’t
mean to intrude but how did it happen?

 

[featherhead007]

Just the thought of this, makes me so sad, I can't even imagine how you feel today
Not a good start to a new year, SO SORRY

 

[Christi326]

Sorry about your flock! Keep on helping the survivors. I’m very sorry and don’t
mean to intrude but how did it happen?

thank you and its fine. The heat lamp fell we think and caused a fire. We have 3 coops all together and it was in the one in the middle. The heat lamp in that part was definitely the cause of the fire.