My hen escaped and came back badly injured

[MindiWynne]

You mentioned at some point you were feeding her people food. Per post #99, transition her to wet mash (her regular feed) with some egg or only a little of something else like wet cat food if she’s being picky.
If she is drinking fine, stop the electrolytes if you are still giving them. It’s coming up on a week since the accident and unless she is not drinking at all she doesn’t need those now. Those aren’t good to give chickens unless there is a very specific goal you are trying to reach with the electrolytes.
Both of them are probably contributing to that diarrhea.

I usually mix some scratch in with her mash. Should I avoid that? She never really stopped eating mash, but I have been giving her the egg or cat food in a separate dish as well.

 

[ChickNanny13]

You've done a great job & have gotten alot of great advice from knowledgeable members I would stop the scratch, keep with the scratch & high protein "treats". How's her diarrhea?

 

[MindiWynne]

You've done a great job & have gotten alot of great advice from knowledgeable members I would stop the scratch, keep with the scratch & high protein "treats". How's her diarrhea?

It was very watery, yellow and white and some of the white stuck to her tush feathers like vent gleet. And there was solid mixed in the puddle that looked like canned spinach. When she pooed it out (right in front of me on my kitchen floor. At least its tile...) it sounded like she farted.

 

[MindiWynne]

Ok, (I feel so weird about this LOL) here is a picture of Marsala's latest poop

 

[ChickNanny13]

Not weird at all Looks ok, watery which could be she's drinking alot? Not sure I'm seeing right but in the center of it by the white, my "old" eyes see a bit of red ... Is it my eyes or lighting or reflection from the Priority Mail box stripe?

 

[MindiWynne]

Not weird at all Looks ok, watery which could be she's drinking alot? Not sure I'm seeing right but in the center of it by the white, my "old" eyes see a bit of red ... Is it my eyes or lighting or reflection from the Priority Mail box stripe?

The red is the stripe from the priority box. The crate had no bottom and I didnt want her little feet right on the metal bits so I have been trimming down a bunch of old boxes for her to stand on. That way I can change it daily or whenever it gets soiled to keep stuff from getting into her open chest wound.

 

[WVduckchick]

Got any puppy pee pads? You can layer them a few times.

 

[Kathy Golla]

Try getting her only on mash, but put a teeny bit of egg or cat food in the mash to keep it interesting. See if that firms things up in the next few days.
Scratch is corn, and corn gives all of my hens the runs.
Btw that poop doesn’t look bad for what she’s been through. Have to take stress into account.

 

[MindiWynne]

Got any puppy pee pads? You can layer them a few times.

That is a GREAT idea! I have both chux pads and puppy pads!

 

[MissPoulette]

You’re a great mama chicken!