Two days ago my brother found one of my hens head stuck in between the post of dog chain link fence we use for a run. She had torn her skin off all of her skin around her neck trying to get it unstuck before she was found. When I got out of work I rushed home to see what the damage was and to make the decision wether to put her down or give her a chance. Well she was standing, in pretty bad shape, but wanted to give her a shot. So I quickly disinfected the massive wound and tried to place the skin back on where it was open and bandage it up. The skin was to jagged to put together from how she ripped her own skin off. The skin kept falling down below her ear. Ive heard you should leave the wound open so the wound can still drain and the dead skin would eventually dry up and fall off (I hope) So here’s my question/problem when i changed her dressing today there was a tiny bit of green on the dressing (usually means infection) what should I give her for antibiotics? She’s also falling to one side now when I’m holding her but can stand on her own in her crate. Is this normal? She drinks very little and hasn’t eaten. How do I get her to eat and drink more? When should I leave the wound fully open without the dressing on? will she fully heal or did I do her a dis service keeping her alive?
I provided a picture of her sleeping in the sun with her neck cast on and how she looks.
Thanks,
Amanda
I provided a picture of her sleeping in the sun with her neck cast on and how she looks.
Thanks,
Amanda