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    Hen with split skin wound under wing - what do I do?

    Thanks, I won't stitch it, I will just keep it as clean as possible. It was the loose skin that had concerned and thinking it needed stitching but I will hold off on that. I made some sterile saline solution so as soon as that cools I'll flush it out. I have penicillin which I'll inject in her...
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    Hen with split skin wound under wing - what do I do?

    The wound itself is about 2 inches long, and the skin on the right hand side of the photo is loose. The red/pink in the middle is exposed muscle that you can see as you look into the sagging would. Sorry for not taking a better photo, I was trying to keep her calm as I brought her in to the ICU...
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    Hen with split skin wound under wing - what do I do?

    Thank you so much for your fast response. My main concern is that it is gaped open and I can see the muscle underneath. With it flopping around like that, I was planning to flush with saline and was considering suturing it. Do you think suturing it is a bad idea? Should it be left open and...
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    Hen with split skin wound under wing - what do I do?

    Hi All, I am looking for advice on what to do about a wounded hen. Last week, we had a hawk carry off two of our hens. Looked over the others and did not see any wounds at the time, but we just today noticed that one hen has a bad laceration below her right wing. It looks like it may have been...
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