When held up, it fits around the edge of his hip (or what I'm assuming is the hip on a chicken). I figured it would probably have to be cut off. But the poor baby has lost so much already, if it was possible to save that piece of skin then I wanted to keep it.
Thank you for the replies, I will follow your advice MysteryChicken. The chick is standing, eating and drinking fine at least. What should I do about that flap of skin and feathers hanging off his hip? I tried taking a picture of it so you could see what I'm referring to. If he needs to air...
If the chick can be saved, I will definitely be keeping him in the house while he heals. I would be too worried about flies to put him back outside.
Thank you :)
This evening, a snake went after my hen and her brood of chicks. It had wrapped around one of the chicks and I tried to save it by pulling the snake off of the chick who then ran off. I caught the hen and chicks to move them to safety, and the chick which I had freed from the snake was injured...
LOL. I only get to have coffee in the morning when my mom makes it, or when I go out to eat at ChickFilA.
Oops..I feel like I just said a bad word. XD
But the rest of the time I drink sweet tea.