*Buff Orpington Thread!*

[Wyorp Rock]

I would try to trim off just what is flopping, keeping as much as you can.

 

[henmania]

1) Separate/isolate her from all other chickens.

2) Give her the spa treatment - warm bath with Epsom salts. Make sure her vent is included in this. You may have to empty a refill several times, either due to dirt, blood, or poop. Do this until the area is reasonably clean and free of blood.

3) What you do at that point depends on what the injury looks like when cleaned up. You may want to clean the would at that point with hydrogen peroxide, or dab with iodine. A little lanolin (main ingredient of feed store's hen wound care cream) around the vent might be nice, but might just be nice and sticky. If it turns out to be very superficial, you could just spray Blue Cote.

4) When she is healed and ready to be reintroduced, isolate one of the bullies. Knocks them down a peg, and she only has to deal with 1 not 2.

I'm having a bad month. Latest is what I noticed last night on the roost... (warning - graphic)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hens-comb-ripped-cockerel-probably-did-it.1187104/

I think I'll have to cut off the hanging portion of Lucy's comb.

The sweet 4 year old BO is much more pleasant that my other patient (healing from a broken leg).

That's for the great info. I separated her today in the pen by a fence. They can see each other but not attack her. I'm stuck about what to do about the night time though :/

I'll be washing her in warm water and try visit the pet shop this week to find those that you mentioned. I hope she heals soon she's one of the good layers and the family favourite.

Her comb looks real bad. I hope it doesn't resort to cutting some parts off

 

[MagpieDucks]

That's for the great info. I separated her today in the pen by a fence. They can see each other but not attack her. I'm stuck about what to do about the night time though :/

I'll be washing her in warm water and try visit the pet shop this week to find those that you mentioned. I hope she heals soon she's one of the good layers and the family favourite.

Her comb looks real bad. I hope it doesn't resort to cutting some parts off

Tote in the garage with the lid most of the way over works.

 

[henmania]

Tote in the garage with the lid most of the way over works.

Lol mine are rascals. They'll be out of the tote in a hot minute.

 

[meetthebubus]

Chickens can go on several days of rest without laying eggs and not have anything wrong with them, she may just need a break

 

[smudge]

I would try to trim off just what is flopping, keeping as much as you can.

I was going to dub her when I got home from my kid's swimming lesson, only to find she tore it off herself. We're trying to stop the bleeding, what a mess. We've tried corn starch and flour. She is able to breathe a little better now that we've gotten the blood out of her nostrils. She is very sad looking.

 

[MagpieDucks]

Lol mine are rascals. They'll be out of the tote in a hot minute.

Mine are usually fine if you do it at night. You can put something on top of it to stop her too.

@henmania Did you get the bleeding under control?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I was going to dub her when I got home from my kid's swimming lesson, only to find she tore it off herself. We're trying to stop the bleeding, what a mess. We've tried corn starch and flour. She is able to breathe a little better now that we've gotten the blood out of her nostrils. She is very sad looking.

Here's several hugs for you - she's not giving you a break at all!

 

[smudge]

Here's several hugs for you - she's not giving you a break at all!

Thanks! I'm exhausted, but we did get the bleeding to stop. I would say that using a tea strainer to sprinkle flour or cornstarch worked better for me than just using a cup. I've given up on cleaning up the dried on blood until she can shake her head without making herself bleed again. She visited the coop for a few minutes before bedtime, and was very interested in the waterer which is a good sign.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Give it a few days to heal before any major cleaning up. If it continues to bleed, you can try something like Liquid Band-aid, but usually nothing is really needed.

That waterer is familiar to her. Did you get her as a chick? If you still have your chick waterer you can try putting that with her - she may drink out of that - set it on a block or something to make it higher so she doesn't have to bend her neck so much.
I know that sounds weird, but when I moved my babies outside to the grow out pen, a couple of my hens had a fit trying to get to the little chick waterer. I finally took it to them and they just kept drinking from it Could have been a case - that is ours not theirs, but they knew what it was.