I let the chickens out, and as I was putting egg shells in the compost I noticed someone was in the corner. I got her inside upon realizing she was injured, cleaned her with some soup and water (gently, with a clean wrag) then applied neosporin. She's currently in a cat carrier, and she's somewhat lively. She tries to shuffle away when I grab her (every 2 hours, to give her water via a dropper. she doesn't like it but she is swallowing.Hey everyone, I went out to let the chickens out late this morning. I normally let them out at 7am but none of my alarms went off, so I ended up letting them out at 11:30am.
Both of her eyes are closed, but she does cheep occasionally. I have a noise I make when it's treat time outside, and she responds to it whenever I check on her. She's roughly 20 weeks old, and has been co-habitating with everyone else since she was 14 weeks (she was separated but near them from 10 weeks old to 14 weeks old in an outdoor enclosure) I plan on giving her some cooked egg or potentially fresh egg yolk this evening, depending on her state.
Should I get rid of the potential bully? one of the bigger ladies, a non-silkie BYM had some blood on her head that was not her own. She's the HBIC, but she's 2 years old and has never done anything like this before, a peck or two here and there but nobody has ever drawn blood before, let alone to this level.
Note: I have some Vetericyn poultry spray on the way via doordash.
What else can I do? Sadly going to a vet is not a financial option my parents have right now. I only have about $70 after getting the neosporin and Vetericyn. Please let me know what else I can do for her. She's not my chicken but my mom loves her.