Never knew your girl has spurs! 🤣
Her wound is healing! You are doing a great job! And yes, I have seen people (on BYC) use neosporin on large wounds as well. Most people describe it as "slathering" it on. I am guessing that it keeps the wound moist, but @Wyorp Rock should know what to do with...
Yeah, her wound is pretty severe, the pecking order will most likely change after a month. I had an easy case. I would wait until her wound fully heals to reunite her with her friend. Or you could watch them too. Just make sure no flies get near.
Where is she in the pecking order? My hen was at the top. The flock did not forget her after 7 days. Her wound closed up nearly fully, so there was no pecking issues when I reintegrated her back. I continued cleaning her wound for 3-4 days when she was in the flock and checked on her weekly...
I am not an expert, but all I know if that my hen that got flystrike was not nearly as bad nor as legthargic looking. It was really hard to tell thaty hen even had flystrike, but because I was spending time with her, I knew something was off. Sometimes, other problems can lead to flystrike (like...