Rough situation and need help!!

[Amreid]

I've just placed order from Amazon and I'm going to make some phone calls to the next biggest town from us to see if I can track some down. I have read about sugar water, I wasn't sure if that would be better than the electrolyte or not. As for her sleeping, should I keep waking her every hour to 2 hours to check on her and try to get more food and liquids in or should I give her more time to sleep?

 

[ChickNanny13]

Nutri Drench is a good thing to have on hand also ... It's vitamins & electrolytes. If there's a feed store close by, check with them. I'd let her sleep, the boiled egg yolk with the mash you're making with the feed is extra protein. It's hard to say if it's getting enough nutrition, you're doing all you ca and the rest is up to Nature.

 

[Amreid]

Next feeding will be the mash with egg yolk! And I'll call our local feed store for nutri drench! If they don't have it then I'll track it down with the vetericyn. Thank you for those tips!! And to everyone else that has commented!! I really do appreciate all of the feedback!!

 

[Amreid]

Update... she survived the night! Around 10PM she ate a rather impressive amount of the egg yolk mash! At 2:30 she was chirping and moving about so I whipped up some electrolyte/chick starter mash and she ate probably 1/2 a teaspoon of that. At 6:30 I tried again. She drank probably 30 drops of water out of the syringe and had about 10 more bites of the mash. She seemed to have way more energy this morning so that's a huge relief. I'm heading to the store to get the vetericyn and Nutri Drench in a few minutes.

She does seem to be picking at her down on her legs an awful lot. I'm guessing it's because of the Blue Lotion Spray making her down matt together some. Will the vetericyn help with that? The down on her legs has not been drying like it does on her head and chest, will that hurt her? And is it OK for that wound to dry out under the heat lamp or should I be keeping it moist so that it won't scab?

 

[CluckerFamily]

How is she today?

 

[Amreid]

Oh my gosh! The Nutri Drench did wonders!!! I diluted it and gave her one drop with a dropper and she must not have cared for the taste because she wouldn't try anymore but within no time she perked right up! She's been zipping around her brooder. Drinking and eating her chick starter. She's a completely different chick! So alert and active. I was able to be home with her for 4 days straight buy had to return to work so I keep the "chick cam" on her brooder to keep a close eye on her.

I can't tell if there's any infection in the wound but it doesn't look red or pussy or anything so I keep treating it with the vetericyn daily, which she is not a fan of. I'm not sure if she doesn't like the temp of it or just that it's wet.

I'm getting very optimistic that she's going to pull through this! She's a fighter! Any heads up on things that can still go wrong that I need to be watching for?

Thanks for asking!!! And to everyone for the advice!

 

[CluckerFamily]

That’s great!
Chicken puss is different than what you would think of; chicken puss is yellow and not liquidy

 

[Amreid]

Oh my gosh! I had no idea!! I just got home and it does look pretty yellow! Do I keep treating with vetericyn or is there something else that I should do?

 

[abooot99]

I’m glad to see the chick pulled through. I’m just seeing this now several days later but I wanted to comment. I’m a certified wound nurse for people and have had chickens for years. Just for future reference, wound care tips-

1- don’t use hydrogen peroxide- it kills Healthy tissue
2-Tapwater and mild soap are sufficient for cleaning all wounds you would be treating at home. There’s always exceptions but don’t be afraid to use soap and water. It won’t hurt anything. Other acceptable solutions include saline, Wound cleanser. Sterile water, etc.

3-Wounds heal best when provided a moist environment. Plain antibiotic ointment without pain control in it Or Vaseline or honey or a bag balm are all good for open wounds to protect them from drying out and from germs from getting in.

4- most wounds aren’t sterile- you don’t need special gauze or wound care supplies to “do it right”

5- anything containing alcohol burns open wounds….

6- any intact skin should not stay wet and if it does, it is going to break down, develop fungal infection and cause bacterial infections if not treated properly.

7- any odor coming from a wound means a bad infection and will likely need oral antibiotics and further intervention from a dr.
*disclaimer- I am not a doctor. Just sharing my experiences and medical background to help out.

Just a few thoughts to help your future wounds… chickens will always find ways to get hurt despite your best efforts.

 

[Amreid]

Thank you so much for the tips!! I have never had the luxury of having kids and I tend to be pretty careful so I've been fortunate enough to not experience much wound care... which is now a huge disadvantage! Do you have any advice on if this is in fact infected and how you might treat it if it were one of your babies?