HELP! Baby chick scalped *graphic*...update: she didn't make it :(

[77horses]

HELP!!! I've been gone all day and I have a baby chick that hatched yesterday and I cam ehome to find it peeping in the middle of the lawn...the entire skin on its head is missing and it's eyes are swollen and it's still peeping and alive but I have no idea what to do!!!

I brought it inside and put it wrapped in a paper towel in a brooder box alone but I don't know what happened and I need help ASAP! Please help!!!

I put a tiny bit of neosporin antibacterial cream on the raw spots on its head, which is pretty much its entire head.

PLEASE HELP!!!!

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[BigDaddy'sGurl]

Get some neosporin, without pain reliever in it, and cover the head area. Keep the baby warm, use chick starter and offer water...beyond that, I don't know

 

[pitbullnh]

is it walking, eating and drinking?...a bit of sugar water..of course we can't see the face...

Wishing you healing thoughts....

Dawn

 

[Redcatcher]

My chimera chicken was scalped just like that only she was a little older. I almost euthanized her, it was so bad (this was before I knew she was a chimera). I would give this chick a chance. Isolation is the best thing along with heat, food and water.

 

[Pharm Girl]

Oh my goodness. I would be inclined to put it out of it's misery, but that's just me. Poor little baby!

 

[awesomefowl]

IDK; I'd get some neosporin, like a previous poster said; there isn't much you can do. Pray. Make sure it has feed and water. So sorry, 77!

 

[77horses]

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Nothing else is injured on it except the head, which is completely raw down to the bone...literally. it's not only the feathers missing, it's the entire top layer of skin.

still peeping and breathing, can't see though because it's eyes are swollen shut.

 

[77horses]

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I honestly cannot do that unless it's the very last option. and even then I just could not do it.

Thanks everyone

 

[awesomefowl]

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I honestly cannot do that unless it's the very last option. and even then I just could not do it.

Thanks everyone

In this case, it just may be the kindest option, but you can give it a chance to live!

 

[77horses]

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I put neosporin cream on its head, and it's in a box with a light for warmth. peeping and moving but can't see anything and is shaking. Poor baby! I can't stop crying.