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    Week old chick injury with bone exposure

    Update on injured babies 6/18. BB has been inside for 5 days now and can stand on his own! Can’t really walk, more like a hop. “Claire” is our song injury - she’s on day 3 of being inside. I worked up the courage to clip the bone off back to the skin. She didn’t even flinch and there was no...
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    Please help, compound fracture in wing.

    I’m afraid it’s too late for my chick with infection. I don’t think I can cut the bone honestly. I’ve just been trying to keep it clean and keep using neosporin. She is eating, drinking, and pooping. We are literally on a “treat and see” basis.
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    Please help, compound fracture in wing.

    Same exact situation with my chick!! If we chose to trim the bone, what do you trim it with?
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    Pullet wing ripped off but so far okay, any suggestions?

    Did you get your antibiotics from a vet? I’d like to be able to have some on hand as well.
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    Week old chick injury with bone exposure

    I just picked up some Vetericyn. Should I keep it covered? Should I do anything with the bone?
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    Week old chick injury with bone exposure

    I managed to get some better pictures this morning. I’m assuming the black is damaged skin/tissue?
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    Week old chick injury with bone exposure

    Thank you for the response. I’ll see if I can get some better pictures. The wound is very black, I’m assuming dry blood. I did clean her up gently, but I didn’t want to really “scrub” it, I can’t imagine how it feels. By looking at that diagram, I believe it would be broken down by the elbow...
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    Week old chick injury with bone exposure

    Washed her with dawn to remove dirt. Injury site is very black.
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    Week old chick injury with bone exposure

    Hello! I have two chicks less than a week old that have injuries. Background - new mama hatched out two eggs in the coop. She was doing fantastic with them and even aggressive towards other hens - she would chase the other hens out of the coop while the babies were up to eat. The first baby...
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