UPDATE #1 G'morning and thank you for all your suggestions. I truly appreciate your thoughts.
So, our boy had a bit of a rough day yesterday. I rinsed the wounds with a warm epsom salt solution and soaked the little dried on feathers. I trimmed all feathers that were near the wound sites, then liberally applied a triple antibiotic ointment. This process was done with soft words, gentle clucks and soothing song. I put boy back into his indoor quarantine bin to rest. I was washing dishes an hour or so later and saw him pecking at his wounds. Having none of that, I chose to cover the wound. I applied 4 non-stick bandage pads coated in antibiotic ointment to cover the wounds. I wrapped gauze around his body to hold the bandage pads in place, then put a chicken apron on to keep him from trying to take the bandages off. He seems to be doing reasonably well for now. I'll change his bandages daily until the wounds aren't so raw. And, don't worry, I'll give the wounds time to breathe before I reapply. I'm also bringing in one of his hens for encouragement and morale. That's all for now. I thank you all again.
