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Thank you so very much for all the advice! I may try some of those food tricks… they are doing well so not sure if they need it but it couldn’t hurtYour girls look good with all you've been doing! It's emotional to manage tending their wounds and you should be really proud of your Doctoring!
To note - Vetericyn is not an antibiotic. It is the best product I've seen for wound care. But if you're managing infection, Triple Antibiotic in & around the wound - you shouldn't need both now.
What you might add to their feed is a product such as Kickin Chicken or Rooster Booster. These are formulated to give best vitamins for your girls.
Mix up Kickin Chicken with a little water and their feed to make watery oatmeal texture. They'll drink up the fluid on top which hydrates and boosts their system and the "mash" fills them up. Rooster Booster - I prefer the pellet top dressing, the liquid has a strong taste my hens don't always go for. The pellets can be sprinkled in with their feed.
Also, you might add a covered shelter area in their run that mimics your table-coop. That might help them get used to being outside again and give them a hiding area if they're nervous. You could use an old card table, 3-4 pallets, even 2 flat boards leaned together a-frame style. I've used Chewy boxes and 2x4's as a temporary hide out too.
Good luck - you seem to be on the right track and will have more years with your "friends"
And in the coop I do have an area that is covered and I can section off… it’s usually where I keep the new chicks, but it’s on the ground and the ants are really bad right now so I want to make sure the wounds are completely healed before I put them out. I also don’t want the wounds getting dirty.
I sprayed vinegar in the run and I think it has deterred the ants but I have to double check that.
Thank you again