Flystrike in hatching chick

[Crazycatandchickenlady]

Please help. I'm not new to raising hens ,but new to hen hatching eggs. Watch an egg hatch for 24 hours . When I last check on its progress to my horror a hole in its neck and cover in maggots. Took me 3 hours to get them all off. I had to squeeze the maggots out of the wound . I put Neosporin on the wound . Separated it from mom and her other chick's . Brought her indoors with heat lamp . She is still alive this morning cuddled up to a little fluffy bear I put in with it. It will peep but just really tired it looks. My thought is the fly laid the eggs on the egg while it was hatching for so long and ate the hole in its neck. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated . The vetramycin I know thats not the correct spelling says don't put on open wound ,like a hole

 

[Rickba]

Sounds to me like you did good. Keep the wound covered and let it heal. Hopefully the anti-B cream will keep it from getting infected. I would put extra vitamins, electrolytes and probiotics in her water for the boost.

 

[Crazycatandchickenlady]

Sounds to me like you did good. Keep the wound covered and let it heal. Hopefully the anti-B cream will keep it from getting infected. I would put extra vitamins, electrolytes and probiotics in her water for the boost.

I'm trying to get her to eat as she does not no yet how I believe . I do have some electrolytes in its water . I tried scrambled eggs she just didn't know how. I'm going to get some baby food and feed her with a syringe if I have to. My babies will never go down without me trying everything that I possibly can. Thank you

 

[Crazycatandchickenlady]

I'm trying to get her to eat as she does not no yet how I believe . I do have some electrolytes in its water . I tried scrambled eggs she just didn't know how. I'm going to get some baby food and feed her with a syringe if I have to. My babies will never go down without me trying everything that I possibly can. Thank you

The wound does look good this morning and no signs of any more maggots