I am going to be taking care of her wound soon and what I really need to know most of all if anyone can answer is this:
Do I clean the old ointment off and wash out the wound or just reapply more ointment and redress?
I just saw this on ebay.....
http://cgi.ebay.com/Oxytetracycline-343-For-Poultry-Swine_W0QQitemZ110339013599QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Duramycin-10-Water-Soluable-Tetracycline-Antibiotic_W0QQitemZ120355437718QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Farm_Supplies
Are either of these an ok antibiotic to use?
Well I let them all out today to free range and they seemed pretty happy about it. I even brought my poor injured Wyandotte, Gabby, out for a while to stretch her legs in a less muddy area. She's all bandaged up so the wound stays clean.
I am exhausted. I emptied the old hay from the run and...
There are 8 chickens in the coop currently...the coop size I cant remember exactly at the moment but ten used to be in there and there wasn't a problem however it was spring and summer and they were able to free range then.
The run is a good size but could be a little bigger. There is hay on...
I patted her dry with a spare towel and put her in a laundry basket for now until my daughter brings home a box. I put her in my spare bathroom in the dark for now to settle down. I just checked her and she seems to be quiet for now.
I ran to to drug store before I got a reply to find some...
When I went out to lock up my chickens tonight I found blood in the coop. One of my chickens has been picked to shreds on her left side near her hind end. There is a big chunk missing and skin hanging.
I think the other chickens must have attacked her and just kept going at it. I brought her in...