winglesschicken
Chirping
- Jul 23, 2019
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The entire wing is gone. Most of its feathers are gone. This all happened around, I'd say, an hour ago. Maybe less than that. 10:20 AM or so, I believe.
It's currently in shock right now. Opens its eyes a little bit but doesn't seem to register anything. Keep shivering and twitching. (By the time I have finished this post the shivering has almost come to an end)
I currently have some wraps around its now not wing with some medicine on it and it's sitting under a heat lamp that I've been using for my ducklings.
There's not currently any major bleeding (actually little to no bleeding at all). The twitching seems to be coming down.
What should I do? Is it cruel to see if my chicken could live through this (no damage anywhere other than its wing and a few knicks on its back)? If it can recover and live some-what normally, what are useful treatments? Ways to help it out of shock?
This chicken(hen) is about two or three months old, I think. Still a very young bird. Not even its full size yet. Hasn't even grown all of its feathers in.
UPDATE: The chicken came out of shock and it currently laying down. Responsive. I apologize if the picture of the wing isn't very visible. I can see the bone on it, along with what I think is skin, fat and muscle. It isn't bleeding very much. I have it wrapped with Vetericyn. She's no longer shivering but a little bit and is even standing up and walking fine.
EDIT: Added two more pictures that are closer to the wound.
It's currently in shock right now. Opens its eyes a little bit but doesn't seem to register anything. Keep shivering and twitching. (By the time I have finished this post the shivering has almost come to an end)
I currently have some wraps around its now not wing with some medicine on it and it's sitting under a heat lamp that I've been using for my ducklings.
There's not currently any major bleeding (actually little to no bleeding at all). The twitching seems to be coming down.
What should I do? Is it cruel to see if my chicken could live through this (no damage anywhere other than its wing and a few knicks on its back)? If it can recover and live some-what normally, what are useful treatments? Ways to help it out of shock?
This chicken(hen) is about two or three months old, I think. Still a very young bird. Not even its full size yet. Hasn't even grown all of its feathers in.
UPDATE: The chicken came out of shock and it currently laying down. Responsive. I apologize if the picture of the wing isn't very visible. I can see the bone on it, along with what I think is skin, fat and muscle. It isn't bleeding very much. I have it wrapped with Vetericyn. She's no longer shivering but a little bit and is even standing up and walking fine.
EDIT: Added two more pictures that are closer to the wound.
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Sorry for the circumstances. As long as there are no internal injuries, the bird has a good chance of recovering and achieving a good quality of life. Keep it in a quiet, darkened environment until the shock wears off. Any protruding bones should be trimmed back. Slather the wound with antibiotic ointment, and VERY IMPORTANT - do not allow flies access to the bird. Good luck.
