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Yup there can be maggots on the inside. Can you post pics? Is he eating and drinking normally? Yours are our only eyes here that have seen your birdie in health and sickness so trust yourself :) if his comb is pale to you, it's very likely that it is pale. This may indicate internal bleeding...

best of luck, I'm sure with your attentions he will be better off :)

How's it working out for you? My personal preference is to avoid iodine as it will create an environment where there is a layer of dead tissue which leads to more scarring and slower healing very similar to hydrogen peroxide. Vaseline keeps the wound lubricated and provides a barrier against...

Yeah if there's a lot of necrotic tissue they'll eat it but that usually only done on purpose with sterile maggots, although I've seen on some livestock it actually helps debride the tissue to where it's only living tissue left. It's a finicky technique however and the maggots are enclosed to...

Maggots are good and bad. If you need them dead, Vaseline works well as it's thick and greasy and they suffocate. Just flush them out best as you can with some salt water with a bit of baking soda in it and then apply a generous gob and try to work it into the wound. The ones left remaining will...