- Feb 19, 2014
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Last night one of our chickens met with a dog. We got the dog out pretty quickly but the chicken doesn't look so good.
It was already getting dark, and all I did for her was dry her and put the warming bulb into the chicken coop, and set her inside. It wasn't until later I sought out "chicken first aid" and came across this site. (Fantastic!)
She's perkier this morning, but she looks terrible and she hasn't left her coop yet.
She doesn't have any visible body wounds, but I think she may have lost her eyes. One eye is really swollen shut and crusted with blood. The other is not as swollen, but she's keeping it closed and it's oozing orange goo.
She's a one year old (about) barred rock and something mix.
1 - I bought some triple antibiotic ointment with pain analgesic. The analgesic is "pramoxine hydrochloride". Is this okay to use for her? (found answer)
2 - antibiotics and aspirin in water - can I use them together? Can the other chickens drink from the same water? (I only have three total.)
3 - if she *has* lost her eyes... what should I do? Can a blind chicken be healthy and happy? The chicken pen is maybe 12'x12', but the gate is usually open to the rest of the yard. Maybe 1/8th acre, fenced in. Please tell me if I am only prolonging her death by trying to heal her.
Thanks for any and all advice!
-zami
It was already getting dark, and all I did for her was dry her and put the warming bulb into the chicken coop, and set her inside. It wasn't until later I sought out "chicken first aid" and came across this site. (Fantastic!)
She's perkier this morning, but she looks terrible and she hasn't left her coop yet.
She doesn't have any visible body wounds, but I think she may have lost her eyes. One eye is really swollen shut and crusted with blood. The other is not as swollen, but she's keeping it closed and it's oozing orange goo.

She's a one year old (about) barred rock and something mix.
2 - antibiotics and aspirin in water - can I use them together? Can the other chickens drink from the same water? (I only have three total.)
3 - if she *has* lost her eyes... what should I do? Can a blind chicken be healthy and happy? The chicken pen is maybe 12'x12', but the gate is usually open to the rest of the yard. Maybe 1/8th acre, fenced in. Please tell me if I am only prolonging her death by trying to heal her.
Thanks for any and all advice!
-zami
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