wounded chicken

  1. J

    Chicken has a hole on the top of her head

    Hi, I think my rooster pulled too hard on the feathers on top of the chicken’s head and that caused the skin to come off and if I look inside I can see a hole. I’ve been cleaning it with veticiryn and applying neosporin twice a day. The piece of skin is still attached to her and I keep trying...
  2. Silling

    Open back wound update. Euthanize?

    A week ago our hen Michelle was attacked by what we then thought was a dog but ended up being an eagle. I posted pictures of her wounds and asked for help here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/dog-attack-open-back-wound.1463179/#post-24387548 Now her wounds look dried out even with...
  3. anna p

    Young australorp picking at big wound and pulling out feathers

    My parents have a young australorp who just started laying. She was wounded by another chicken (we guess) on her shoulder during the night about a week ago. My parents have been applying an antiseptic and no-peck purple stuff, and she seemed to be healing well. Today she opened the wound to...
  4. L

    Hawk attack

    so I have 14 hens and two roosters who free range. we’ve had a hawk lurking for about three months now, he’s gotten and killed two of our girls so far. Yesterday my husband saw something happening near the coop and thought the roosters were just mating or something, but upon closer look, it was...
  5. B

    Chicken attacked by hawk. Badly injured neck. Help, advice sought!

    She is a barred rock born last April. She’s a healthy layer. Her neck was torn badly. I can see muscle and no feathers on a good portion. This happenbed about 2.5 hours ago. The feed store said to spray with blu-Kote, so we did. She is in a box inside. She is basically sleeping, though she wakes...
  6. ThereseC

    Advice-My dogs attacked my chickens today

    Hi. There have been some helpful posts about injured chickens and I was relieved to read some success stories. How do you know if the chicken is suffering from their injury?
  7. Kathymary

    Hello.. just searching for information.

    Hello, I am Kathymary (or Kathleen Mary) my husband took care of our little flock (Four birds; One Barred Rock, 2 Orpingtons, 1 Bantam. ) more than I ever did. He died of cancer in January and I've continued to care for them. I am enjoying the responsibility. They are egg laying Hens, nearly...
  8. Fn87

    Chicken is making rattling noises when she breathes - Help!

    Hello all! I am having quite a few issues currently with the health of one of my chickens. She must have been recently attacked by a hawk or something because I found her hunched over in the corner of my coop with a wound in her back. This is going to sound a bit crazy but she has also lost all...
  9. Skin Wounds: Healing with Honey and Sugar

    Skin Wounds: Healing with Honey and Sugar

    You're headed out to the chicken coop, ho-hum, just as you would any other day. As you catch sight of your flock, something is wrong. One of your birds is missing a large portion of feathers and skin. The coop is dirty, chicken poop is everywhere, and the injured chicken may already have dirt...
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  10. SilkiesInSuburb

    Hen with super shredded backside, seems ok but not sure

    My 3 yr old hen charlie was recently beaten up by a group of pullets and had her backside almost completely skinned. We put "new-skin" on her back, it serves as a liquid bandage and scab. She has been isolated and given food and water and blankets. Breathing is normal, and she is stable on her...
  11. GhostGirlShannon

    Turkey pair attack my chicken

    Out of nowhere, my 25 week old turkeys (male and female) are attacking my sweet chicken. I found him on top of her and he head was bloodied. I nearly died. They live in a 20' x 20' chain link area 6' tall. The chickens have a large chicken house and the pair of turkeys have their own large...
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