Neck injury on new chick!!

[BigBlueHen53]

A rough introduction to life. Keep us posted!

 

[cameobelle]

How is she doing now?

She is doing well (I think). She has been alert and drinking the mixer we made. I unfortunately was only able to obtain a large needle on such short notice so gave the penicillin I had subcutaneously. I am hoping I got it in as she is so small. I was a vet tech many years ago but never worked on anything this small. She ate good most of today and is pooping..I just worry with the scab that there might be an infection I can't see (everything looks dry and no pus that I can see or swelling or discoloring) as she didn't seem to interested in food after we had been gone for about 5hrs. Are poultry like other animals when they have an infection? We had left some mixer in with her when we left but I am not sure if she ate.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Thanks for the update. We care! Someone smarter and more experienced than I will have to evaluate her progress for you, I'm just happy to hear she's still kickin'! Someone like @Wyorp Rock .

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Chickens are pretty staunch in their behavior and often hide symptoms when they are not feeling well. Signs of infection would include lethargy, pus, foul odor and not eating/drinking.

Eating/drinking and pooping is hopeful. No swelling or discoloration sounds good too.
I think you are doing all you can.

 

[cameobelle]

Chickens are pretty staunch in their behavior and often hide symptoms when they are not feeling well. Signs of infection would include lethargy, pus, foul odor and not eating/drinking.

Eating/drinking and pooping is hopeful. No swelling or discoloration sounds good too.
I think you are doing all you can.

I have given her the antibiotic for 3 days now..should that be it (3 to 7 days is what I read). Should I wait until I see other symptoms and try again. I don't want to mess with the scab but she smells fine. She attacks the water dropper when she does feed.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

@cameobelle , can you post a pic of this chick just doing normal chicken stuff, eating, standing, looking cute or whatever? Thanks.

 

[cameobelle]

@cameobelle , can you post a pic of this chick just doing normal chicken stuff, eating, standing, looking cute or whatever? Thanks.

She was rather uncooperative. . I have a video from earlier but can't fine how to post it. These are as good as I could get tonight.

 

[azygous]

Your chick is doing splendidly! So are you!

Symptoms of infection are kind of moot with a chick this small and young. Infection would have overcome it in just hours and it would have died after a few hours of being semi conscious. Your chick is going to be fine!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

She was rather uncooperative. . I have a video from earlier but can't fine how to post it. These are as good as I could get tonight.

Very nice! Thanks for posting! Looks great! You can't post videos directly to BYC. Upload to a video server like YouTube, then copy and paste the link to it here.

 

[cameobelle]

She only ate about 1/2 ml this morning. She had been eatting 2 ml but I'm not sure how much she was actually getting. How much do chicks normally eat? Again we are just doing the electrolyte mixture..it says it has dextrose (does not give a daily value) add a little bit of sugar? She is very alert and walking fine. She does want to cuddle though. I put a rubber ducky in with her but she wants to cuddle with us...could she be a tad depressed (I read that chickens are very social) she can hear our other chicks.