Chopper923
Songster
We found our 1-year-old hen on the floor of the coop with a open wound possibly from being pecked at by the other hens Wednesday afternoon. She couldn't stand, and my husband didn't think she was going to make it. (Does the pecking really get that bad?? We have a young rooster that is a bit rough with them that we are thinking we need to remove. Or something.) Anyways, I was desperate to save her, but we only have 3 things on hand for emergencies, and I ran to get the Nutri-Drench to start with. I believe she aspirated the medicine. I feel like a terrible person, and I don't think this is the life for me. We had a 2-month-old chicken die earlier this week, and I don't think I'm cut out for these heart aches - especially when we may have caused them! I keep searching for help, and I know there's not much I can do. I did read on here someone had mentioned that if a chicken survives aspirating, then you should treat for pneumonia, so my husband gave her a shot of penicillin last night. No improvent, and I thought she would've passed by now. I don't know when she last ate or drank on her own, and I keep dribbling water from a dropped at the edge of her beak. I got up this morning, and she's still hanging on. So now I'm sitting on my garage floor bawling like a baby with her on my lap. I don't know what I'm looking for by posting this. Maybe a miracle cure, or maybe just to have someone tell me that they understand my pain.
