Redbirdacres
Songster
- Mar 22, 2022
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BACKSTORY OF INJURY: The other night when checking on my flock at bedtime, I noticed some drops of blood so obviously went on the hunt. I found my favorite little girl, Gracie-an almost 3 year old black australorp, with blood all over her face. Pic is from that night after wiping her face. I wasn't able to find the very specific point or cause of the bleeding. I cleaned her face and she spent the night in the garage eating the cat food. Yesterday she stayed in the garage as we were gone all day for an important appointment two hours away but I did see her up and moving.
CURRENT SITUATION: This afternoon I went to look for her and found her by our old coop (we just built a new one). I picked her up and brought her back to the garage. She had some discharge on her face that seemed to be mucous although I'm not sure if it's nasal, but saw no infection type yellow discharge on her comb/beak where we believe the blood was coming from. One of her eyes is shut (the one in the pic) and i can only assume from dried blood or perhaps it was harmed in the initial injury. However she's not very active right now (although she's one of the more calm laid back girls) and her wings are drooping down. This suggests to me that she's weak or fighting something. I've never had to administer antibiotics but do have some at my disposal. Please help me! We've had such a bad time of poultry loss over the last year and a half and she's my last "baby". The rest won't let me pick them up or want much to do with me unless I have food. She's my girl.
CURRENT SITUATION: This afternoon I went to look for her and found her by our old coop (we just built a new one). I picked her up and brought her back to the garage. She had some discharge on her face that seemed to be mucous although I'm not sure if it's nasal, but saw no infection type yellow discharge on her comb/beak where we believe the blood was coming from. One of her eyes is shut (the one in the pic) and i can only assume from dried blood or perhaps it was harmed in the initial injury. However she's not very active right now (although she's one of the more calm laid back girls) and her wings are drooping down. This suggests to me that she's weak or fighting something. I've never had to administer antibiotics but do have some at my disposal. Please help me! We've had such a bad time of poultry loss over the last year and a half and she's my last "baby". The rest won't let me pick them up or want much to do with me unless I have food. She's my girl.
