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Quote: OMG that is SO gross!

I just went through this but not as bad as you are. All I did was bathe the hen daily, holding her rump under water to drown them. I added gentle hand soap or Epsom salt to the water, I checked and pulled off any maggots I found, keep it up for a couple weeks to get the new hatchlings. Use...

Yeah... poor thing, her first night out too...

Well, one night out and I lost her during the night. I tried.... *sadness*

Bring her in, clean her up with warm water and some hand soap... use a triple antibiotic ointment on her, bandaging will be tough. I'd put some Terramycin and/or electrolytes in her water. I just got a hen through some sort of attack, the people here will help more, but thats where I'd start...

Well, she's outside.... I have ONE tiny rooster, Fuji, my black jap and that h**ny little fart tried mating her in 5 minutes and wont leave her alone. She's twice his size and not really pretty but he's adamant, SHE however, is not amused, especially since she can't run away still being lame...

LOL! Don't think she'll outlive us all but at least she deserves to be healthy for the life she DOES have P.S. My fingers talk before my mouth tells them to shut up as well, and this >>> doesn't work on fingers

Quote: You certainly didn't ruin anything for me Miss Deb!! I just meant I have had the JCX before and I understand their life span... I don't like it, but I understand it. Quote: I was on the verge of using peroxide, but I can't find the bottle I have, she seemed to do well with regular...

She's got some legs don't she! LOL!!! I've had JCX before and I can't sat helping her was a waste but it's was kind of ironic, aint it? I think we all go over and above for our birds, don't ?

OK, it's been 2 weeks now, the wounds have healed to healthy pink skin, nothing open, oozing or bleeding. The 2 grown banties I have freerange all day and are harmless to her. It's warming up here now and I know she has to be so uncomfortable in the tub with little ventilation even though I...

Quote: Quite frankly, I can't afford a vet right now and even if I could, finding a vet here that will even SEE a chicken would be a joke to find. Chickens are for food and eggs, not "pet material". I don't think it's nerve damage since it is only a surface wound and not deep at all, I'm...

Just to be clear I haven't seen any maggots in over a week, I think I might be past that, but I'm going to keep looking and bathing for another week. I'm more concerned with the imbalance right now...

OK, new pics. I finally got all that black tissue and dried blood off of her. The skin under is a healthy pink, one part is redder than I like but it was the worst part of the wound. She still looks a bit swollen to me but I've never seen a naked chickens butt so I may be off. The leg still...

They DO have a way of surprising us, I swear they drag it on after they're better just for the special attention and goodies. And people say chickens are dumb... HA!

Couple days later, sorry I haven't checked in... she's healing nicely, but now there is a new concern. She seems very unsteady walking, I'm thinking this is because she has so few tail feathers and I know they use their tails to keep their balance, but she's putting her wings out slightly when...