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I've found the best/easiest thing for me is just putting my chicks in a plastic tub that has a heating pad under one side of it. Puppy piddle pad inside that I change out whenever it is soiled. once they are feathered out a bit I have a fenced in chick run with cover that I let them play...

I have a broody goose. But her eggs were not fertile because ...no male. So today I picked up a couple of 4-day old goslings. Neither she nor the goslings seem to be interested in each other. Any tips on getting them to bond?

Okay, I just screwed up my courage and did it... it wasn't hard at all. And now he looks much more normal...I cut more than a half inch off and didn't reach the quick! It had grown way too long and was curving around. Now it is normal with the bottom beak. Maybe he will be able to eat and get...

It has curled over so far I think it's interfering with him eating

I have a little Banty rooster who's not been thriving. I think perhaps his beak has grown too long. I am wondering if trimming it would be a good thing. Not sure why his beak has suddenly become a problem... it isn't like it has always been this way. Cut with a pair of nail nips? Or Dremel...

Enrofloxacin (Baytril) seems to be what might be recommended for the type of infection I might be dealing with? Anyone have any experience with it? https://outdoorvets.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/norin-chai_bird-medicine.pdf

Talked to a friend of mine who is a vet and she recommended hydrotherapy... spraying wound for 10 min twice a day with a hand sprayer... to stimulate regrowth of tissue. Wish my water pressure was better...

Thanks Kathy! Yeah...that's after cleaning and her feathers and wings are covering up some of it. It is honestly pretty awful. and I am almost scared to voice this, but down the center, I think I can see the bone ridge where her spine is. There, I said it.... sigh. but she's been living with...

My dog & cat vet won't give a prescription without seeing the animal first. So we have an appointment for Wednesday. Assuming I got rid of all the maggots and eggs and there is no infestation when I get home, how often do you guys think I should be cleaning the wound? I have been doing it...

Thanks guys. I will get the nolvasan, too and remove all the cheesy gunk. She's such a sweet bird and has been putting up with this for too long. I just want to do my best to save her. She deserves a happy ending

Is silvadene something you can get at a regular pharmacy or at tractor supply?

I just checked her vent and looks normal. No maggots, thank goodness. I don't think I can face that again tonight. I will get some silvadene tomorrow.

1:13 I can re-send...

I can't post pictures for some reason. I did send you one via email, though. But it was after I'd cleaned it already.

Yes. That's what it looks like. The pockets are filling with it I suspected... that's why I was using the alcohol so much. How do I proceed?

This wound is on her back I suspect a mating injury that got infected and turned into a big huge abscess.

Thanks guys...I will stop using the rubbing alcohol. The wound has been producing a cheesy gunk under the scab. Is this infection? Should I do another course of antibiotics? She is sitting here in our living room on a towel. I gave her a bunch of mealworms in addition to her regular food...I am...

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I've been dealing for months with a wound from an abscess on one of my hen's backs. I've been cleaning it every couple of days and it just hasn't gotten much better. I gave her a round of antibiotics & I have been bathing her with antimicrobial soap. But the wound is not just a flat wound...