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    Chicken Wound Healing Process

    Glad it was helpful! I remember wondering a lot how long it would take to get back to normal. Less than 2 months to completely heal is pretty impressive considering how big the wound was.
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    Chicken Wound Healing Process

    I actually saw the raccons. One way to tell it's a raccoon is when it's just skin ripped off. They aren't natural predators, so their kill instinct isn't like a fox or wolf, which will usually successfully kill a chicken. Racoons grab. Chickens also pick on each other so it could be one of the...
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    Chicken Wound Healing Process

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    HELP!! Chicken Attacked Under-belly ripped open, what can I do?

    It worked for me to get them to eat, but if they try to peck the wound and she lets them, then you'll have to isolate her again. You could also try putting a fence between them that they can stick their head through and putting food where they can both reach. Also, try dripping water on her...
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    Predator Attack on 05/12 at 2:30 - She was fine - Now she's sickly :(

    I'm definitely not an expert here, but thought I'd offer my 2 cents. I'd put neosporin (original, not the kind with pain killer) on the wound daily to try to fight off any infection and help it heal. I've heard you are not supposed to use anything with ingredients ending in 'caine' on the wound...
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    HELP!! Chicken Attacked Under-belly ripped open, what can I do?

    Not sure of the right answer to this, but you don't want to trap infection inside the bandages. I'd make sure there is at least an opening in the bandages to let the wound seep. Since it's near the vent though, I guess you don't want poop getting in the wound. Otherwise, I'd say forget the...
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    HELP!! Chicken Attacked Under-belly ripped open, what can I do?

    If you can keep it clean (try saline and iodine/betadine mixed) and uninfected for the first few days, she could heal up great and be fine. (Stop with the iodine after a few days. It hinders healing) Put neosporin on the wound (not the kind with pain killer) for a while. Also, try feeding her...
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    Chicken Wound Healing Process

    Hey everyone, So about a month ago, our hen, 'Pat' was attacked by a raccoon. I've been blogging about her healing progress as I thought it might be useful for anyone else going through the same thing. I had trouble finding photos of wounds as big as hers (she had a huge chunk of skin torn...
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