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Ahhhhh, thank you. I do allow them to spend an hour outside the cages each time I tend to Retta. They also seem to know when time is up because they are no longer fretting when times up. Thank you for your kind words.

I’ve had 2 chickens that were tormented by each other. Then the rest followed in. The two ended up with peck wounds to the bone. Oddly they were hidden by the wing and it wasn’t until the white birds were turning pink did I realize there was a problem. Anyhow being just months in to owning...

Vetricyn is exactly what I’ve been using and seems to work better than the ointment. I’m no longer confining the legs now that she can stand and stabilize herself. Keeping her friend with her has been beneficial. Both walk around the basement after each cleaning, and rewrapping. She seems to be...

This is sad to hear. She seems to be doing so well today. Yes, my concern is she could get underlying condition because her wounds are so deep. The exposed bone and muscle really worries me the most. I will continue to wrap her. She is eating, drinking, and pottying ok. Maybe she will be a...

Thank you. I do hope that the spray continues to do so well. I don’t think I can do an amputation. Not unless Ive seen how it’s done. I would hate to damage her more. Her screaming would break me.

I started with antibiotic ointment but it seemed to make wound gooey and green. It seems to respond better to the spray, and yes you are correct. Vetericyn. Thank you. I do hope she won’t hate me for confining the wings while she heals.

Thank you for your question. Today Retta is standing and walking around. She looses balance and sometimes falls, but can now get back up. She walked around near her chicken friend (Charcoal) A female calm blue americauna. She much prefers being unwrapped but it will take sometime I guess before...

Thank you. She did so much better today. Balancing, fully standing. Lifts herself after falling over. Walked around basement. Stood alongside her chicken friend. ( which I brought in to keep her socialized.) I’m using vetrimycin. I think that’s what it is called. It washes out the wounds nicely...

I have 2 fairly large pens. She was grabbed from over head while out in her chicken yard. She is kept bandaged outside of cleaning and spraying. She amazingly is still a happy bird. Might be because I brought in a calm bird to keep her socialized. I’m not a vet or a surgeon, so I will keep her...

Thank you for your kind support. I don’t plan to amputate. And yes, I thought moist was preferable to dry. Especially since bone is exposed. She is stronger today. Is standing alone. Can get up from falling over. She stays bandaged outside of cleaning and refreshing bandages.

Ok, I believe what I’ve read means I’m doing something right. I think. The picture I took is when bandages are off. I do have her wrapped confining her wings. I see the skin is expanding. She loves when she sees me because she knows the freedom from bandages is coming.

Thank you. The vet out here will not take chickens. I checked before I ever bought chickens. Out here people would have just shot the chicken, Or they would let the hawk finish her. So I’m doing my best with wrapping her and spraying it 3x a day to keep away infection. I don’t know how healed...

I’m a newbie. One year. 4 chickens to 17. 2 large pens with fenced chicken yard. Area includes some woods. Red shouldered hawk attacked chicken during yard time. I sprayed her down to find all wounds. 2 gashes in neck. 3 in shoulder. Wing was shred to bone. Muscle tore up, top wing bone broken...