Fly Strike hit one of our older chickens need advice soon on what measures we can take to help her

[Rost]

Hi there so recently one of our older hens has been hit by fly strike we noticed it a day or two to late and we would like some advice on how to take care of her at this point of her treatment

Info:She has been distant from the flock for a day or two it wasn't too concerning at first until we noticed her Eating had gone down and she seemed a bit tired we scanned her body and because her poop had been fairly clumped behind her we gave her a decent bath that same day dried her off and called it there but the next day her conditioned worsened and was slumped over in the coop when we checked her again there were maggots all over her

we quickly bought some poultry dust coating her where ever we saw them and then gave her two warm baths to clean off the dust and maggots most of the large ones fell and died off in the initial dust bath and a bunch of the small ones did too after the water baths but we are still finding more small ones along her skin and have taken her inside so flies stop bothering her

we plan to give her another bath or two later after she has recovered some of her energy and have fed her some water using a syringe

All of her upper half is thankfully untouched by maggots we mostly found them along her lower half at her rear and at the base of her legs some hiding under her wings and along her back
She is very weak and tired as it looks like some of the other hens picked on her while we were not looking
We are concerned she will not make it to tomorrow and are asking here if there is anything more we can do for her right now

 

[CombNWattles]

The most important thing to do is to remove every single maggot you can find. Use tweezers to remove them from places you can’t wash them out of. Alcohol in a nasal spray bottle can be used to wash them away and clean the area.
Fly strike moves fast, so you have to be faster. Check her for more maggots every 3 or 4 hours.

I’m really sorry you’re dealing with this; I’ve battled it a few times and it is probably the most distressing ailment to deal with.

 

[Rost]

The most important thing to do is to remove every single maggot you can find. Use tweezers to remove them from places you can’t wash them out of. Alcohol in a nasal spray bottle can be used to wash them away and clean the area.
Fly strike moves fast, so you have to be faster. Check her for more maggots every 3 or 4 hours.

I’m really sorry you’re dealing with this; I’ve battled it a few times and it is probably the most distressing ailment to deal with.

Thank you, We don't plan to give her a bath in the late hours but will do maybe two more before it gets dark and across the next couple of days i am also curious to know if we can feed her using a syringe too since it might help her regain some strength and what can we feed her with

 

[Eggcessive]

I would use saline or warm soapy water. Saline is 2 tsp of salt per each quart of warm water which is isotonic like her body fluids, so it doesn’t burn. Just soak the area needed. If she is too weak for a soak, spray the warm water on her vent area. Plain Neosporin or triple antibiotic ointment can be applied to skin and may suffocate the maggots. Offer her sips of electrolytes and plain water, wet chicken feed and egg. Hopefully, she will live. Soiled or poopy vents in hot weather are a danger for fly strike. I would check your other birds as well.