Did I kill my chicken by force-feeding it peppers?

[jeria]

So sorry you lost your chick. That's a lot of pepper even for a person. A person could end up with internal burns and bleeding from that much pepper all at once, no idea what it would do to a tiny chick.

 

[lazy gardener]

The bigger issue is aspiration pneumonia and burns to the lung tissue.

 

[Kneedles]

So sorry you lost your chick. That's a lot of pepper even for a person. A person could end up with internal burns and bleeding from that much pepper all at once, no idea what it would do to a tiny chick.

It was a two-year-old chicken. At no point did I say it was a chick.

 

[Mysimplewyominglife]

It was a two-year-old chicken. At no point did I say it was a chick.

Kneedles some ppl call chickens chicks now if that's how she ment it or not im not 100% sure and there is no need to get into a huff you could have simple asked them if they ment a baby chick or a adult.

 

[jeria]

Sorry I did assume a little one. But still the comment holds true tiny or full grown. Also so sorry that you lost a chicken.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

We recently rescued a white easter egger somebody brought to our gate thinking it was ours. We took it in and put in quarantine of course. It's feet were so infected and exploding puss sores covered them. We treated it and killed the lice first. Lanced and drained the puss infections. Used topical antibiotics after soaking her feet in a antiseptic bath. Wrapped the wounded feet carefully. She had a tremendous appetite and was also dehydrated. Electrolytes and probiotics and let her be. The ferral bird was stressed enough.
Next day, to back up piece of mind to be thorough enough, we gave her half the recommended dose for her body weight of expired penicillin. Only over the date by 2 months. She went into seizure and died instantly. That was a terrible thing to witness.
Needless to say, the bottle hit the center of the trash can.
We now believe in expiration dates.

 

[Mysimplewyominglife]

We recently rescued a white easter egger somebody brought to our gate thinking it was ours. We took it in and put in quarantine of course. It's feet were so infected and exploding puss sores covered them. We treated it and killed the lice first. Lanced and drained the puss infections. Used topical antibiotics after soaking her feet in a antiseptic bath. Wrapped the wounded feet carefully. She had a tremendous appetite and was also dehydrated. Electrolytes and probiotics and let her be. The ferral bird was stressed enough.
Next day, to back up piece of mind to be thorough enough, we gave her half the recommended dose for her body weight of expired penicillin. Only over the date by 2 months. She went into seizure and died instantly. That was a terrible thing to witness.
Needless to say, the bottle hit the center of the trash can.
We now believe in expiration dates.

Out of curiosity could it be possible she was just sensitive to penicillin? I feel for the poor thing sounds like it had it rough poor thing.

 

[drumstick diva]

I'm thinking the same about allergy to penicillin. When I raised cockers, two got aspiration pneunmonia from getting some forumula into their lungs ( my first time using an eye dropper).

The vet gave them penicillin shots. Before we could get back to the main road the smaller pup was going into shock.- back to the vet to reverse it. Despite that we lost him because it was the sicker of the two.

 

[Mysimplewyominglife]

I'm thinking the same about allergy to penicillin. When I raised cockers, two got aspiration pneunmonia from getting some forumula into their lungs ( my first time using an eye dropper).

The vet gave them penicillin shots. Before we could get back to the main road the smaller pup was going into shock.- back to the vet to reverse it. Despite that we lost him because it was the sicker of the two.

See that's sad I'm sorry that happened to you poor baby.

 

[barred2rock]

That maybe but still force feeding pepper is bad.

No, force feeding maybe bad, but the fact it was pepper is irrelevant. The reason peppers are spicy to mammals, whether in one end or out the other is not because they are physically burning, but because the cells in & around the mouth, rectum and anus are sensitive to capsicum. When was the last time food was spicy in between your mouth & anus? lol Chickens don't sense capsicum at either end, thus it's not an issue.