Injured two day old chick

[TSan70]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. Glad to have you here with us in this fun and poultry loving community.

Thanks

 

[alinas2010]

I’m so sorry to hear about your chick. Please know that you may end up losing her even if you try to treat. If you do not want to euthanize her and choose to try to treat, then you need to act fast.

You need to treat her for shock ASAP. Mix up some water with electrolyte solution and a bit of sugar mixed in. Use a dropper to drip that onto (not into, you don’t want her to aspirate, but onto the outside of the beak so she will lick in the drops) her beak or gently dip her beak into the water to get her to drink. Keep her warm and somewhere dim and quiet after you treat her injury.

Keep her warm while treating. If you have a wound spray, or even sterile saline, rinse the wound, coat it VERY generously in ointment such as neosporin WITHOUT pain relief.

An educator may be along with some better advice, but start there until they get here.

 

[WingItRanch]

I just went thru euthanize, my 13 year old dog, my best friend, my son, my all

I'm so sorry. I know exactly how you feel.

 

[TSan70]

I’m so sorry to hear about your chick. Please know that you may end up losing her even if you try to treat. If you do not want to euthanize her and choose to try to treat, then you need to act fast.

You need to treat her for shock ASAP. Mix up some water with electrolyte solution and a bit of sugar mixed in. Use a dropper to drip that onto (not into, you don’t want her to aspirate, but onto the outside of the beak so she will lick in the drops) her beak or gently dip her beak into the water to get her to drink. Keep her warm and somewhere dim and quiet after you treat her injury.

Keep her warm while treating. If you have a wound spray, or even sterile saline, rinse the wound, coat it VERY generously in ointment such as neosporin WITHOUT pain relief.

An educator may be along with some better advice, but start there until they get here.

I don't have electrolyte solution. I did put triple antibiotic. She's eating and drinking. I've been holding her. I don't have a clue about chickens. She belongs to a hen that was in backyard when she was a chick herself. We just feed them.

 

[alinas2010]

I don't have electrolyte solution. I did put triple antibiotic. She's eating and drinking. I've been holding her. I don't have a clue about chickens. She belongs to a hen that was in backyard when she was a chick herself. We just feed them.

Do you have a heating pad or a brooder plate? Since the hen no longer wants to be a mama, you will need to provide to is chick with heat.

Here is a homemade electrolyte solution:

If you don’t have these ingredients, just go with some room temp water with a bit of sugar or honey mixed in.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

Since it's eating and drinking, I'd keep the area covered with your triple antibiotic. You can give aspirin for pain relief but it's so minuscule of an amt. A baby aspirin has 81 mg, and they give 40 mg. to adults 3x a day, and a bantam, 20 mg. This thread discusses dosages, but best I can ascertain for a baby chick is I'd grind up 1/4 of a baby aspirin, then take half of that and mix it in its water, some raw egg yolk, or make a mash with its crumbles. It has to be in pain but it might be feeling better having your antibiotic ointment on it too.

Seeing it's eating and drinking, it may be just fine. Remember it still needs heat, around 85-90F. If you don't have anything, a covered heating pad might get you by.

 

[TSan70]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. Glad to have you here with us in this fun and poultry loving community. I have a two year old white giant hen that looked that bad as a youngster. They can survive and be healthy. They tolerate more than I could have believed. As long as it doesn't get infected It should survive but will always show some scaring under what ever feathers do grow in. Wish I had better news. It wants to be held as it knows you are it's security not because of any pain it is going through.

I'm going to do everything I can. For some reason pets love our house, puppies, cats, chicks even the neighbors goats come to our backyard

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have a two day old chick with a head injury. I saw mom pecking him, I took the chick away from her. It looks really bad I think there's a piece of skull hanging
I have put triple antibiotic and I don't know what else I can do. The chick is eating and drinking. Only wants to be held.
I don't know anything about chickens
Please advise

I don't have electrolyte solution. I did put triple antibiotic. She's eating and drinking. I've been holding her. I don't have a clue about chickens. She belongs to a hen that was in backyard when she was a chick herself. We just feed them.

Good advice from @alinas2010

If you don't have Electrolytes, then mix 1tsp sugar, 1pinch salt and 1pinch baking soda to 1cup warm water.
See if the chick will take sips of that. It sounds like she's continued to eat/drink o.k., so this may not even be needed.

The wound looks pretty clean, but it's a good idea to rinse it with saline. Apply your triple antibiotic ointment.

The injury may look quite bad, but I would not put down a chick that is able to eat/drink and has been scalped. It will take time to heal, but very often this type injury is very much survivable if the wound is tended to daily and you keep the chick fed, watered and warm.

I’m so sorry to hear about your chick. Please know that you may end up losing her even if you try to treat. If you do not want to euthanize her and choose to try to treat, then you need to act fast.

You need to treat her for shock ASAP. Mix up some water with electrolyte solution and a bit of sugar mixed in. Use a dropper to drip that onto (not into, you don’t want her to aspirate, but onto the outside of the beak so she will lick in the drops) her beak or gently dip her beak into the water to get her to drink. Keep her warm and somewhere dim and quiet after you treat her injury.

Keep her warm while treating. If you have a wound spray, or even sterile saline, rinse the wound, coat it VERY generously in ointment such as neosporin WITHOUT pain relief.

An educator may be along with some better advice, but start there until they get here.

 

[TSan70]

Do you have a heating pad or a brooder plate? Since the hen no longer wants to be a mama, you will need to provide to is chick with heat.

Here is a homemade electrolyte solution:


View attachment 4029722

If you don’t have these ingredients, just go with some room temp water with a bit of sugar or honey mixed in.

I think I have all of the above. Thank you so much. We do have chick feed, I think thats what its called. Since it's like ground, I put it in the blender with some water, it looks like a grainy watery mashed potato. She's been eating when I offer and drinks water. Every thing is room temperature.

 

[Nomadicus]

Chicks this young need to be kept at about 90° with the ability to move away and get back to as they feel the need.