First hawk attack

[SmiYa0126]

We're trying to get it out. I watched a YouTube video that excessive put up where they squeeze it out a little bit but it's not really moving I'm trying to use q-tips to create a little bit more friction to get it but I don't want to hurt her.

You can also try a warm compress before trying to squeeze the eye. Brew a bag of chamomile tea (3to 4 minutes), let it come down to slightly warm and then put it on her eye for a few minutes. It's ok if her eye is closed.

 

[LizGio]

I did compress but it's really stuck. I can't move it with a q tip

 

[Eggcessive]

That white patch over the eye may be dried pus or infection. It would be hard to remove it, but you could try using tweezers and QTips after lubricating the eye. I would prefer a vet do it. She may lose the eye or the sight if the white plaque is left there. But that could have already happened.

 

[Eggcessive]

I have never treated a bird with that sort of white gunk over the eye. There are threads occasionally where someone has a chicken with it. I have not seen a lot of results. I am going to tag @casportpony to see if she thinks it would be good to remove it and how. I am copying your picture so that she can see it without reading the whole thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/attachments/pxl_20221113_162055971-jpg.3321481/

 

[LizGio]

She did a lot of solid poo last night and two poops when I woke her up for this morning's round. My chicken therapy cat, Dexter, and I are getting ready. She says 5 more minutes mom. Her total awareness and energy level is definitely on the rise.

 

[LizGio]

I'll blame the splatter on the brooder on my furry assitant because he can't talk. Crop feeding ok with Kaytee Exact, definitely easier. How many milliliters should I be putting into the crop at a time.

 

[Eggcessive]

I believe that 15 ml per pound 2-3 times a day is what to aim for, but start out slow, and work up to that amount. @casportpony should have that in one of her threads about tube feeding.

 

[LizGio]

I believe that 15 ml per pound 2-3 times a day is what to aim for, but start out slow, and work up to that amount. @casportpony should have that in one of her threads about tube feeding.

15 ml is all that she would take so perfect. thank you

 

[casportpony]

Step 1:
Bring the bird inside and place it in a warm room, 80-85 degrees is ideal (watch for signs of overheating).

Step 2:
Weigh the bird

Step 3:
Once warmed, correct hydration and this should not be done until the bird is warmed up. Tube warmed (102 degrees) Pedialyte or Gatorade at 10-14 ml per pound of body weight, wait 60-90 minutes and repeat. If no poop is produced by 3 hours after the first tubing, repeat once more.

Step 4:
Once the bird is pooping, you can start tubing warmed Kaytee Exact baby bird food or a non-lay crumble (lay crumble has too much calcium). Start by tubing 10-14 ml per pound of body weight and increase a little at each feeding. Do not exceed 23 ml per pound of body weight. Sick birds are tube fed 2-4 times a day.

 

[LizGio]

During the weekday I can only do it twice once in the morning and one in the evening. I hope that's okay. She seems to be doing better she's evening opening up her swollen eye to try to use it. I cannot get the white pus off of it at all. And the only avian vet is booked out for 4 to 5 weeks