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That's great to hear her progress. Maybe she will be ready for supervised visits with her hen friends soon.

The color of Blu Kote camouflages the red of the blood and discourages other chickens from pecking the wounds because they are attracted to red. It may not prevent her from beaking her wounds. Some people use the wrap that sticks to itself to prevent the chicken from pecking at her own wound...

It sounds like she is progressing well. She is probably a more compliant patient than some of the people you have treated. With your experience you will probably detect signs of infection. I think chicken infection would smell similar to human infection.

You can just trim back what is near the wound and sticking into the area that you are trying to clean. There is no real risk in trimming the feathers other than stressing her out and discomfort from handling.

It sounds like you are doing a good job of keeping the wounds clean. I'm glad she is eating and drinking. I'm not sure how deep the wounds are, but if you see any signs of pus or a bad smell then you may want to consider giving her a penicillin injection which you can get at Tractor Supply...