Help Chicken Got Attacked!

[Neezers Farm]

Update the maggots disappeared and the next day we found more baby maggots! We are treating her but tonight there was another attack but we saved her right in time before damage could be done. She stinks i don't know if it's the poop or the flesh and I heard that it's a sign of a infection. But some how the smell went away the next day I think it was the poop stinkin. She doesn't like to move around she likes to say in one spot so sense she doesn't move she doesn't eat or drink and been pooping green. What we are doing is giving her spoon of water and food and she is eating and drinking fine!

Beauty was attacked badly by a pack of dogs two years ago. I didn't think she would make it since she had a severe wound on her back and some internal damage. I kept her inside in a dog crate. I cleaned her wounds everyday with 1/2 strength hydrogen peroxide, rinsed well, then applied antibiotic ointment. She kept pecking at her own wounds, so I made her an apron out of an old t-shirt. She wouldn't eat at first. I tried different foods until I found something she would eat. She ate only fresh spinach and kefir for a few weeks. She did heal. It took several months for the feathers to grow back. She let me know when she was ready to go back to the coop with the other chickens. I wish a speedy recovery for your chicken.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Today we covered the wound and notice baby maggots!! How do I get rid of them there is a lot I tried to get most of the maggots off but there's too much!

Go to a farm store and get a spray can of Screw Worm Bomb. This is designed to expell maggots from wounds. Regular gasoline also works like a charm. Also use"Purple Medicine"

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I could list all the things that "Purple Medicine" aka Jensen violet is good for but since this is a family sight I'll leave it to your imagination.

If you can keep her from dying, chickens have an almost miraculous ability to heal themselves.

 

[wvchics]

Definitely keep the wound clean. With fly strike you may have to clean it several times a day at first I would recommend using an ointment at first. This will keep the wound from drying out and also help keep bugs out while allowing it to heal properly. I would save the wound kote until it's healed most of the way as it will seal it and make it hard or even impossible to clean the wound properly.

 

[sbhkma]

So are you keeping her outside? Best to keep her IN where flies can't lay eggs/maggots and keep her in until it's healed fairly well. If you absolutely can NOT keep her in, you may want to look at something like Swat would ointment to keep flies out of there. If you don't do something to stop them, it's going to continue to be a problem. And is it the same enclosure where she was attacked before? What have you done to secure that area so this doesn't keep happening? Sorry if this seems rude, but folks here have warned you about flystrike and you obviously know the chicken enclosure isn't safe. Whatever is going after them will keep coming back.

 

[St3v3n31922]

So are you keeping her outside? Best to keep her IN where flies can't lay eggs/maggots and keep her in until it's healed fairly well. If you absolutely can NOT keep her in, you may want to look at something like Swat would ointment to keep flies out of there. If you don't do something to stop them, it's going to continue to be a problem. And is it the same enclosure where she was attacked before? What have you done to secure that area so this doesn't keep happening? Sorry if this seems rude, but folks here have warned you about flystrike and you obviously know the chicken enclosure isn't safe. Whatever is going after them will keep coming back.

Today we have changed the coop making sure to put fences under the coop and covering the holes she is in our house and likes to move around. Good news no more signs for maggots! It's almost a week now and she has been improving a lot! Thx!

 

[Leighe]

Today we have changed the coop making sure to put fences under the coop and covering the holes she is in our house and likes to move around. Good news no more signs for maggots! It's almost a week now and she has been improving a lot! Thx!

I keep a big dog crate for chickens who need to be in the "hospital" in my home. So glad you are not seeing anymore maggots and that she is improving.

 

[sbhkma]

That's good to know! I keep a big foldup dog crate-large enough for my 130lb German Shepherd-for my chicken hospital in the house. What kind of fence did you use to cover the holes? Heavy gauge hardware cloth is the best. Glad your gal is doing better!

 

[St3v3n31922]

I'm going to Six Flags to celebrate my birthday but how should we keep her hydrated and full we know we can put feed in her cage but she doesn't like moving and if we put it next to her she would move to the other side and avoid it the only time she eats is when we hand feed her then grooms herself