deep wound care

  1. M

    Stray dog attack/open back wound care

    My rooster was attacked last Tuesday by a stray dog. He successfully defended the flock, not a hen was hurt. It flayed his back open, exposing muscle. I have been flushing his wound with saline, packing with neosporin, then an absorbent pad secured with vet wrap. I am having trouble keeping his...
  2. V

    Head Injury on Baby Chicks- Open Wound. Help!!

    Hey guys. I am new to chicken raising but long story short... I have 3 egg laying hens and 2 baby chicks (about 3 weeks old) raised them since they were days old. One of my adult hens seems to be very territorial, and has plucked the feathers out of one of my other adult ones. They've been...
  3. A

    Chicken attacked by dog, please help!

    A dog we’ve been fostering got loose on our chickens yesterday. She attacked one of the chickens by the neck. The chicken is still alive, but she sustained serious injuries. At this point, I don’t know what to do going forward. So far, all that I’ve done is applied hydrogen peroxide regularly...
  4. marissa98

    Chicken with Week Old Gash in Side- ADVICE PLEASE

    Good morning everyone. This morning, we were catching our chickens to put aprons on them as they had been losing a lot of back and side feathers due to our rooster. When we got to one of our hens, we discovered a large 3 inch long and 1/2 inch wide gash under her wing on her back. We are...
  5. M

    Large wound from raccoon(?) attack

    Hi! I am a first time chicken owner, and unfortunately, the coop was not closed one night. One of my two hens was attacked by a raccoon(?) which left a large wound on the right shoulder. I have raccoon question-marked because i couldn't see exactly what animal it was during the night, and it...
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