Bedding for hospital coop

[Farmers Chicken Farm]

Hi,

I have a lavender Guinea fowl who somehow got stuck on her back while we were at the store. In her attempt to get upright, she scratched herself raw under her wing.

We got a small coop kit for a hospital coop. We are keeping her there so we can easily catch her to clean/ slather antibiotic ointment on her wing 3 to 4 times a day. We keep rotating in other chickens (one at a time) from her flock mates so she isn’t alone.

My real question is: What can I use for bedding in the hospital coop that won’t get under her wing and get stuck in the ointment? The run part is on linoleum and easily swept/ sprayed off. The house part is still the original cedar wood that came in the kit and is a little difficult to clean.

Any ideas?

 

[NatJ]

My real question is: What can I use for bedding in the hospital coop that won’t get under her wing and get stuck in the ointment? The run part is on linoleum and easily swept/ sprayed off. The house part is still the original cedar wood that came in the kit and is a little difficult to clean.

Any ideas?

Maybe some kind of fabric? Old towels or old t-shirts might work. (You could throw them away after use, if you don't want to wash & reuse them.)

Maybe straw? Long pieces without dust would probably be better than small pieces, in this particular case.

Hopefully it will heal fast enough that you can go back to normal bedding options in a few days!

 

[SandyRiverChick]

Maybe some kind of fabric? Old towels or old t-shirts might work. (You could throw them away after use, if you don't want to wash & reuse them.)

Maybe straw? Long pieces without dust would probably be better than small pieces, in this particular case.

Hopefully it will heal fast enough that you can go back to normal bedding options in a few days!

This. I have a bag of old Tshirts and towels all different sizes, for brooder and hospital coop. Toss in washing machine when yucky or if they get way to yucky, burn pile.