HELP!!!! PLEASE!!!!

[WVduckchick]

I believe 2yrs old. We received her already grown.

Has she been laying eggs, or in an off-cycle?

I ask because a neighbor's dog got one of my hens, and while she seemed fine for the first couple of days, she went downhill and I realized the dog had broken an egg inside her. She died about 5 days after the attack.

I don't mean to scare you, but some things go unseen, so just something else to consider.

 

[Eggcessive]

Soft scrambled egg, canned tuna, liver, or meat are some high protein treats in small amounts that may tempt her to eat. I put chicken feed in a small bowl and add a little water over the top of the food which is yummy to most chickens, and that will get more water into her. I hope your hen gets to feeling better with all of the previous good advice.

 

[Frostette]

Sounds like you are doing everything you can for now. Apparently has a broken leg but maybe it will heal if she stays still.

 

[staceyj]

Thank you! I will be ordering this asap. Does this help the leg heal properly to where she could walk again? Or she may have permenant damage?

It can sometimes help in rehabilitating an injury. It can also aid in digestion and build strength.
It’s not something to order though. It’s somethig you can make at home

Google the words:
chicken sling

It will show you ideas that are easy to make.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here are more pics of slings:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/versions-of-chick-chairs-please.1166308/

The one in this video is good since it is deep enough to keep her from jumping out. Make two holes for the legs, and a poop hole near the end under her vent:

 

[MillefleurGirl137]

I definitely would recommend Nutri-Drench. It works miracles on dehydrated and sick chickens. I would also recommend apple cider vinegar (with "the mother") and colloidal silver.

 

[Rowley5678]

these are her wounds

 

[Rowley5678]

 

[staceyj]

Were there any open tooth holes?
Have you kept them open?
Allowing a bite to close over too soon traps bacteria inside the wound and creates a pocket for infection to fester.

Have the wounds been cleaned and scrubbed since the initial cleaning?

About the attack:
Do you know the size of the dog that attacked her?
Did you witness the attack?
Do you know if the dog t-bone her or caught her from behind?

If the dog “had her good” there should be at least FOUR areas of injury from the upper and lower canines and potentially corresponding scissor cuts from the sharp outer edges of the molars.
The larger the dog the greater the distance between them.
Also the larger the dog, the greater the bite force psi, due to leverage effect.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2673787/#!po=0.454545

I’d re-clean the wounds and do a second inspection.

So this is what we know so far: there are external injuries from a dog attack and the bird is weak and unable to walk.

But we don’t know the answers to these:
Potential internal infection?
Potentially internal crushing injuries?
Potential pelvis, hip, leg fracture?

 

[Rowley5678]

Thank you everyone for your advice. Sadly my chicken died. I tried everything I could but it still wasnt enough. I feel that I at least gave her peace for the last few days that she had