This afternoon I saw the young pullet lying quietly by herself with a bloody neck.
Her peers must have pecked and eaten some skin on her neck.
She is alive and the neck muscles are visible.
She would need 5 or 6 stitches to join together the skin. Called the vet and the quote is way too high nearly $400
I have used betadine to disinfect the area and cut off some feathers (probably not enough) Wanted to do stitching!
So far I applied a bandage that holds the skin over the open wound. The chicken can't retract her neck which is probably uncomfortable but until I stitch the limbs together it is better than leaving a 2 inch opening on the back of her neck..
Should have taken a photo...
Can't buy suture nor anesthetic gas, so it has to be done in the garage!
If you have any tips please let me know...
Her peers must have pecked and eaten some skin on her neck.
She is alive and the neck muscles are visible.
She would need 5 or 6 stitches to join together the skin. Called the vet and the quote is way too high nearly $400
I have used betadine to disinfect the area and cut off some feathers (probably not enough) Wanted to do stitching!
So far I applied a bandage that holds the skin over the open wound. The chicken can't retract her neck which is probably uncomfortable but until I stitch the limbs together it is better than leaving a 2 inch opening on the back of her neck..
Should have taken a photo...
Can't buy suture nor anesthetic gas, so it has to be done in the garage!
If you have any tips please let me know...