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Does her crop seem puffy or large, and does it empty by the next morning? Has she stopped laying eggs? Do you have any Corid to treat for possible coccidiosis? It is hard to know exactly what the problem is at this time. Crop problems, such as sour crop, could cause a fungal infection. Possible...

Her feathers should start growing back in, but if she is close to a molt, she may molt first. My injured hen had never molted, but her injuries pushed her into one. Both Vetericyn and Neosporin can be used twice a day. She looks pretty good for what she has gone through. Hen saddles or aprons...

I really would try to keep her in a crate in sight of the other birds as much as possible so they can stay familiar, or it might be hard to reintegrate her later if she is gone too long. When I separate broodies they are accepted back after 4-5 days pretty well, but longer than that, it might be...

I am sorry, I meant raw honey, not organic.

Yes that is a common thing to use on wounds. Many of the brands have been tested and found to be just regular honey though. I think you will find many threads where people use it on chickens. Some also chose local organic honey to use on wounds. Here is an article on fake manuka honey...

Most of the gaping wounds will granulate and fill in on their own as the wound heals. Dirty wounds tend to heal better from the inside out. Closing them with stitches can close up bacteria in the wound which may lead to abscess. I would not use neosporin with pain relief, just the plain kind...

Use the Vetricyn or the saline. Saline is good if you need to clean the wound at any time, but Vetericyn is good to disinfect the wound as well. My injured hen looked very similar, but grew back all of her feathers.

Yes scissors would be fine.

You can buy saline at most pharmacies. If you want to make your own you can add 1 tsp of table salt to quart of water, bring it to a boil, and reduce to simmer for 15 mintutes covered to sterilize it. Store it in a quart canning jar. Vetericyn wound spray from feed stores is a very good thing...