URGENT - CHICKEN ATTACKED

[alecia555]

Can you get some more photos of her and the wound too? How is she standing?

Any bad odor coming from the wound?
I would trim the feathers away from the wound so you can see it all clearly. Look to see if there's maggots in the wound while your trimming. It looks to be healing over so probably a couple of days old. I would wipe and flush it out with Chlorhexidine (Hibiclens), Povidone Iodine or Saline. Pat dry, take note of any odor, swelling or pus that you detect. Apply triple antibiotic ointment to the wound to help keep it moist.
Blue Kote is a great product, but the bluing makes it extremely difficult to access a large wound on a daily basis.

You may find that you need to syringe fluid into her if she won't take fluids on her own from small cup held up to her beak. Offer her a little warmed sugar water to see if she will drink some. Electrolytes or Gatorade can also be given if you have those. Get her drinking, then offer wet feed, bits of egg or something that may interest her.

You mention that she can't see well, so she may have isolated herself for the last couple of days is is severely hydrated by now. Keeping her separated and warm can be helpful too.
Below are some examples of products that are very good to use.

Keep us posted.


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thank you so so much for this advice it is truely helpful!!
currently night time so i’ve been trying to leave her alone so she can hopefully get a decent sleep but have given her a fair bit of food and water trough out the day.
i’ll take some more pictures in the morning.
have isolated her for now so hopefully she will just heal
thank you so much again