Chicken attacked by raccoon

[adamsfamily9909]

She is doing great this morning. Eating, drinking and walking around.

 

[Kiki]

She is doing great this morning. Eating, drinking and walking around.

 

[Kiki]

Don't over do the treats. A complete feed is better.

 

[aart]

Did you cut about here on the humerus?
Any skin covering end of remaining bone?

 

[WindingRoad]

She is doing great this morning. Eating, drinking and walking around.

I'd change that dressing if you see blood. Red seems to attract chickens to peck. You did a fantastic job. You can rest easy for now.

 

[Ebony Rose]

I recommend mixing plain yogurt with her feed for a couple of days AFTER she's off of the antibiotics to get her gut bacteria back to normal. Dairy can interfere with medicine absorption.

Incredibly impressed with your dedication to your girl, I'm afraid I would have had to euthanize if it happened to one of mine.

I'm assuming you have her separated her from the rest of the flock, and would like to suggest that however you're housing her, that you keep her visible (and audible) to the others as it will make her reintegration much smoother when the time comes.

God bless you and yours

 

[adamsfamily9909]

I posted pictures of the cut last night. It maybe a little shorter than your picture. There is skin on the bottom back of the bone so I hoping that will grow and cover the bone.
I'm changing her gauze 3x a day with new neosporin and collidal silver.
I've had to euthanize hens before. I felt if she was fighting I was gonna help her as much as I could!

 

[Eggcessive]

So glad that you were able to remove the wing, and try to save her life. Hopefully, will heal well, but watch for any signs of infection—a bad odor, pus, redness, swelling that feels puffy. Betadine would be good to use if you see signs of infection. Glad that she is walking around and doing well. If youncould take any pictures of her, to document her recovery that would be great. Good luck.

 

[Raptorchick]

She is doing great this morning. Eating, drinking and walking around.

Awesome She's clearly not giving up; I give you huge props for helping her.
It looks like you're doing a great job. I didn't have antibiotics when my cockerel was attacked, so you're a step ahead.
I highly recommend betadine to clean the wound once or twice a day, and then "seal" it with neosporin. After some research I started using medihoney, which heals wounds much faster than normal antibiotic ointment. I'm not sure that the skin will ever "re-grow" enough to cover the stump; what will probably happen is the scar tissue will fill in to a certain extent, and just depending on the injury, the bone might remain. I still don't know why, but the stump on my bird eventually came off with his scabs, and beneath it was scar tissue.
Other people have already mentioned this, but I also recommend a vitamin/electrolyte boost to help her heal.
You came to the right place for advise, I hope we can make this another happy ending

 

[adamsfamily9909]

Thank you all for your support, advice and kind words!
When I first found her I sprayed hydrogen peroxide (once not knowing) on it. Brought her in and used iodine. I will keep using the iodine. I have some chick electrolytes that I'm using. Hopefully the stronger antibiotic will be here soon. Right now I'm giving her 1 ml of amoxicillin 400 mg 2x a day. I hope that's the right dosing.
I also order vetericyn spray and mealworms