Help, opposum attack

[BigBlueHen53]

I think you need to make a thin mash of her commercial feed. Bright green watery poop may indicate starvation. @azygous?

 

[Teganmarie]

Ok, I will try that. She is still not hand feeding cause her one eye is wounded and she is keeping her other eye closed, so I will try to get that into the tube

 

[Teganmarie]

Thank you so much

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I hope she does well. Merry Christmas, and keep us posted.

 

[Teganmarie]

Ok update... So Today after the third time tube feeding the chicken... She really didn't want to feed, she smelled horrible and her belly was wet and... She has a puncture wound/bite wound there and... I believe it is leaking. I am not sure if it is her crop or stomach.
The first day I gave her 10 ml 2x in one sitting
The second day I gave her 10ml 2x in one sitting and cleaned the wound.
This morning she didn't want the tube
And was leaking, I believe.
The puncture wound has looked good while cleaning, no discolored skin, maybe I dislodged a scab.
Maybe I am giving her too much in the tube and I burst the wound open
Idk what to do should I keep tube feeding???

 

[azygous]

Here's a map of your chicken so you can identify the parts when reporting on her progress. A standard size chicken can handle up to 100 ml of food tubed into their crop. You aren't over feeding. Tube feeding isn't meant to be done more than two or three days. We want the chicken to eat on her own if at all possible.

 

[Teganmarie]

Ok it is a puncture into the crop

 

[Teganmarie]

Well that is the thing, she... She is keeping her eyes closed so she isn't even looking for food. I am trying to hand feed her and she refuses, I try to place a food dish up to her beak and she refuses. She will take small sips of water this way. But she has been quite fussy about it. I have mealworms that I can maybe shove in her beak, but they have also been sitting in a dish in her containment area and she just knocks it over

 

[aliris]

(((so sorry!))) You are in good hands here and your chicken is receiving such loving care. I imagine if there is a puncture in the crop you might need to feed more often smaller amounts so the level stays below the puncture if that's a thing? Anyway, more knowledgeables will say.... good luck!!

 

[aliris]

(((so sorry!))) You are in good hands here and your chicken is receiving such loving care. I imagine if there is a puncture in the crop you might need to feed more often smaller amounts so the level stays below the puncture if that's a thing? Anyway, more knowledgeables will say.... good luck!!

Forgot to add that I've BTDT. Possum attacked a hen and left huge gaping wounds right into her insides, you could look right inside of there. It happened while I was away; dh did the same thing, opened up the cage while it was dawn thinking "good enough". And physically removed the hen from the possum, so no ambiguity there. Hen ran and hid, dh raised the alarm all around and it turned out the hen had just hidden in the tree right next to her hutch. They're good at hiding, good at healing. Hen was fine for a couple days until I returned and packed the cavity with triple-abx cream, etc. Anyway, chicken lived several years beyond what would seemingly have to have been fatal wounds. They're good at hanging in there - you can too. I'm glad to hear of your good care of her. I've come to so trust many voices here - good to hear you trusting them too.