Help!! Chicken with sprained or broken neck!! Help!!!

[casportpony]

Oh dear...

I know... If he were mine I would give supportive care (tube fluids, food, and vitamins) for a few days to see if he got better.

 

[Eggcessive]

She had orginally posted that he was attacked by a fox in the coop, but don’t know details of how they knew it was an attack or a fox. Mareks could certainly cause the lameness, weakness, and neck problems. Hopefully it isn’t that.

 

[bobbi-j]

I know... If he were mine I would give supportive care (tube fluids, food, and vitamins) for a few days to see if he got better.

At this point, I'm not sure I would... In the past, I have tried to "fix" chickens (and other animals) that are injured or ill. Some worked, others I ended up just causing them needless pain and discomfort. I can't do it anymore. I hate seeing them suffer. I will give a chicken a few days, but without any improvement, I am likely going to put it down. In my opinion, and not to knock those who have the knowledge to do more than I can, it's just not fair to the animal to make it linger. Especially if it seems terminal.

 

[bobbi-j]

She had orginally posted that he was attacked by a fox in the coop, but don’t know details of how they knew it was an attack or a fox. Mareks could certainly cause the lameness, weakness, and neck problems. Hopefully it isn’t that.

I hadn't thought about it, but if it were attacked by a fox, wouldn't there be puncture wounds or missing feathers?

 

[Kailey the Animal Lover]

He was carried off by a fox, not bitten.

 

[Kailey the Animal Lover]

My mother got him after the fox ran off with him. You can see the vids on my channel, "Kailey the Animal Lover"

 

[Kailey the Animal Lover]

Would aquarium tubing hurt the crop cause it does not have a smooth end??

 

[Kailey the Animal Lover]

Or neck?

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

You can melt the end a little to soften the edges.

 

[aart]

Would aquarium tubing hurt the crop cause it does not have a smooth end??

The clear plastic kind?
I think catheter tubing is the best bet.
@casportpony has a tube feeding info.