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cherrynberry
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I have another question and update.A thin layer of vaseline will help protect the skin, you can do that - all your looking to do is help the poop not to stick so bad and irritate the skin
Oh! Chicks! How fun is that?! What you may want to do is have a shirt you put on when you care for the hen, then change it out when you see to the chicks. Sort of change clothes, but very good idea not wanting to cross contaminate!
So for the update:
She is doing good today. Ate grower feed today and I got her to drink some water. The temperature cooled and she is now outdoors. No infestation of maggots. Gave her a butt bath, she hated it. And I have a photo of her vent. It’s no longer swollen and has no visible open wounds from what I see. The maggots definitely were not a good guest to have over. Less poop on her butt, but some dried and I tried to remove it, but it’s super hard to remove, even with water and trying to physically get it off. I also am switching her pad at least 1 time everyday and washing her entire brooder which I actually switched to a wire dog crate because it is better ventilated.
PROBLEM and ISSUE:
I noticed her joints are really damaged. It looks pretty bad and is swollen? It’s also a bit red. I am using dog pads as padding and it seems to not be working. Should I get better padding? She is sitting down on her joints for most of the day. I also took her off the electrolyte water, but am still hydrating her every few hours. She took water only once during the second session of the day. Should I still give electrolyte water? It just got me so frustrated that she kept spilling it everywhere and getting her feathers sticky and wet, because it had honey in it. Or should I only add garlic? I am using a magic water recipe for the electrolytes. It has honey and garlic. I also have a photo of her comb which remained quite red… Thanks, photos are below…