Can I use Blu Kote on a chicken?

[SilverBirds]

Welcome to BYC! Can you get a picture of the wound?

 

[Tookie]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

Good luck with your hen!

 

[triciayoung]

Welcome. I agree with @TwoCrows and @DobieLover

 

[Scooter1A]

Welcome to BYC! Can you get a picture of the wound?

Thank You. I will try and get one tomorrow. No smart phone but maybe I can get one. It doesn't look very good and I think it's a wound even though they are molting. The others don't seem to be picking on her at all. I'll try early tomorrow to get one.

 

[swampfox440]

Welcome to BYC! good luck with your hen. I use Blu-Kot on pigs but not on chickens.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!
Hope your hen heals!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Scooter1A]

She laid an egg today. I looked her over again this morning and it looks like she may have had a run in with something and tore off skin. She is bruised and very sore, limping, hopping. It's not bleeding and did look a bit better. I don't smell infection and it's staying clean. I poured on peroxide then added some Young Living Animal Scents Infect Away and then their salve. I'll do peroxide again tomorrow but no oils. I've seen some nasty molts with Rhode Island Reds. That's all I have is Reds. Tough timber birds. They have a coop and a run and are out twice a day. Got a baby roo roo who will hopefully give me chicks eventually. My next questions will be what incubator to buy. Thanks for all the advice.

 

[ThePhoebeFive]

I've used Blu-Kote on my bird without any problems. (And actually on myself. )

 

[TwoCrows]

She laid an egg today. I looked her over again this morning and it looks like she may have had a run in with something and tore off skin. She is bruised and very sore, limping, hopping. It's not bleeding and did look a bit better. I don't smell infection and it's staying clean. I poured on peroxide then added some Young Living Animal Scents Infect Away and then their salve. I'll do peroxide again tomorrow but no oils. I've seen some nasty molts with Rhode Island Reds. That's all I have is Reds. Tough timber birds. They have a coop and a run and are out twice a day. Got a baby roo roo who will hopefully give me chicks eventually. My next questions will be what incubator to buy. Thanks for all the advice.

You should only use Peroxide once, it kills not only infected tissue but healthy tissue as well. I'd mix up a saline solution instead, 4 cups warm water, 2 teaspoons of salt. You can use this as often as necessary.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore and hang out.
Blue coat is perfectly safe.