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Here is an update with pictures, I take pictures once a week so I can see Lucy's progress. The one thing I did differently is after one week i switched from neosporin to Vasaline after doing some research. It was in an experiment on mice that a little bacteria actually makes the wound heal faster after a week. Also I did it 2 times a day instead of 3. Lucy is actually getting tame and she has started to coo now when I hold her. The only dilemma I have is her comb, it's becoming discolored and flopping off to the side. That's because is is disconnected under it where she was pecked. Will that die and fall off? I have removed a comb before, I just want to cause her any undue pain if I can avoid. I know it's said they can't feel it, but I don't believe that. The first 2 pics are 1 week later, the 3rd thru 5th are 2 weeks after.I'm not sure what to do. One of our pullets had it's headed ripped from the Rooster. My husband seen him grabbing her by the neck and head yesterday morning and we know it's supposed to be a part of mating (no blood etc... at that time). Came home in evening, and it looks like she got shot in the head it's so bad. It looks like all the chickens and rooster pecked at the poor thing all day. We immediately removed her and brought her inside. We have also gotten rid of the aggressive rooster.
So now we have Lucy (our now named indoor chicken) inside in a large dog crate. I cleaned up the wound with soap and water and then peroxide, then I put neosporin on the whole wound. There is a flap of skin (about 1x1 inch), just hanging there, the flesh under is a red pecked bumpy mess and there is a lot of meat and skin just totally gone. She looks like she has been scalped. Can she heal from this? When I was cleaning it, she actually just sat in my arms calmly and closed her eyes. Now she's happily eating and foraging and acts totally normal. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.