advice please, bobby was attacked in the night!

[Lynnk]

Hi, my hen Bobby was attacked by something last night. I went out with a flashlight when I heard the attack and must have scared whatever it was off.
She has a HUGE chunk bitten out of her back through several layers of muscle. I have rinsed out the wound, but I'm not sure what else I can do. Is it really safe to give her aspirin?

any other ideas?
thanks
Lynn K

 

[Lunachick]

I've never had to experience anything like that, perhaps after washing it out, you could place all the tissue/muscles back the best way you can and put neosporin on it and wrap it snug like and give her 1 crushed aspirin in 1 quart of water. Do you have any antibiotics? You should probably put her in a crate and keep her in the house and away from the other birds. Hope she recovers for you.

 

[needmorechickens!]

I think it would be good if you could get some Granulex V....I can only find it at my local feed store...
Here is a link to a thread where someone had a similar experience....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=84445
...you might want to PM them for advice...

and here is another link where dhlunicorn (our resident chicken Doc!) answers a similar question...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=86522

I hope Bobby gets better!
:aww

~Rebecca